Nathan Sharibu, the father of abducted Dapchi Schoolgirl, Leah, on Sunday reacted to the news making the rounds that his daughter has given birth to a baby and has been married off to a commander of the Boko Haram terrorist group.
Speaking with Channels Television in a phone conversation with Channels Television, the grief-stricken father said he would rather not make any comment on the issue.
According to him, the primary concern for the family is to see his daughter return alive and will, therefore, not give any credence to any rumours.
A Journalist, Ahmad Sakilda, who is believed to have access to the insurgents announced in a tweet on Saturday that the abducted schoolgirl is now a mother.
Sakida’s tweet read: “Why, I wonder, do we pretend that leaving Leah behind won’t result in pregnancy? Since the terror group announced condemning her to slavery, is there any step or collective focus on preventing similar occurrences? She’s a mother, but I don’t know about the gender of the baby,”.
Leah had been abducted from her school – Science Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19, 2018, along with over 100 other schoolgirls.
Although the others were later released, she was held back on the grounds of refusing to denounce her religion – Christianity.
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