Ebun Francis || The Chibok girl seen wielding an AK-47 in the latest video released by the Boko Haram insurgents has been identified as Maida Yusuf one of the girls who refused to join the group of 82 Chibok girls released by the terror group last Saturday.
The identity of Maida Yakubu, one the girls abducted by the group in September 2014 was first released by Ahmad Salkida, a Nigerian based Journalist with close contact with the insurgents in a tweet.
Maida Yakubu in one of the earlier videos released by the insurgents
In the video which Salkida made available to SR, the recently freed Commander of the insurgent group, Shuaibu Moni, could be heard interacting with the girls.
Moni said the girls were among those who said they do not want to be freed.
“These girls are among the Chibok girls that said they will not go back to their parents, they said they will stay and follow the religion of Allah. Now, we will ask them the reasons for their decision,” Moni said in the video.
Their conversation is captured below:
Moni: What is your name? (One of the girls was asked)
Girl: My name is Maida Yakubu.
Moni: You are from which town?
Girl: Chibok
Moni: What are the name of your parents?
Girl: My mother’s name is Esther Mutari and my father’s name is Yakubu Kagu.
Moni: You are from which school?
Girl: GSS Chibok
Moni: What is your reason for refusing to go back to your parents?
Girl: The reason is that they live in the town of unbelievers (kafirchi). It is our desire that they come (and join us) to practice religion (Islam) so that we will all rest in paradise.
Moni: What is your reaction to claims by people that you were forced to marry? Is that so?
Girl: No, it is not so. Among us, those who wanted to marry freely made the decision without being forced.
Moni: What is your message to parents?
Girl: My message is that they should embrace Islam so that we can practice the religion of God and be saved.
Moni: What is your appeal to Nigerians?
Girl: My appeal to Nigerians is that they should avoid any book that is not for Allah, let them come and follow “kitabi wasinnah”. Whether they like it or not the religion of Allah (Islam) will progress. If you reject it, go and die.
The question and answer session ended with Islamic recitation by the girls.
See the video
