KANO: A Nigerian mother of three has described how she escaped from Boko Haram terrorists after being abducted, drugged and told she was going to become a suicide bomber.
Khadija Ibrahim, 30, said she was snatched by two men from a bus station in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday, as she traveled to see her doctor for medical treatment.
Her account backs up theories that female suicide bombers used by Boko Haram are not willing participants. The group has deployed the tactic against civilian “soft” targets since mid-2014.
“They offered me a lift, which I readily accepted because I wanted to be at the hospital on time. They drugged me by placing something on my nose and I lost consciousness,” she told reporters on Sunday.
Khadija Ibrahim, 30, said she was snatched by two men from a bus station in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday, as she traveled to see her doctor for medical treatment.
Her account backs up theories that female suicide bombers used by Boko Haram are not willing participants. The group has deployed the tactic against civilian “soft” targets since mid-2014.
“They offered me a lift, which I readily accepted because I wanted to be at the hospital on time. They drugged me by placing something on my nose and I lost consciousness,” she told reporters on Sunday.
