The rescued Principal of Community High School in Oriire Local Government Area, Mrs Rachael Alamu, who was abducted by terrorists alongside others, has explained that Michael Oyedokun, Mathematics teacher was killed by the bandits to force the government to provide them whatever they wanted.
Penpushing reports that Alamu made this explanation while speaking with journalists on Monday, recalling that the other teacher, Esiyan Adegboye, (49), was shot dead during the invasion
“They killed them purposely because they thought it would force the hand of the government to provide them whatever they wanted. They already knew that the whole world was interested in our case. We have scars already, and we believe that God will heal us. We appreciate everyone that contributed to this success’, she said
Penpushing further reports that Alamu recounting their experience in captivity, said they(victims) spent most of the 56 days in the open forest, exposed to harsh weather conditions while trying to keep the children alive and emotionally stable.
‘There are times that we have hope that we will all come out alive. The terrorists killed Mr Michael, the first teacher, on the second day of our abduction and Deacon, the second teacher, was killed on the first Sunday of June’, she added.
“You can only imagine it. It was not easy. We were in the forest, in the open, most of the time, under the sun and under the rain, with the children. But we kept going because there was no way out. We knew it was only God that could help us, and we believed people were praying for us. That kept us going,” she said.
Penpushing also reports that the Vice Principal disclosed that although she was not physically assaulted, but several of the younger pupils suffered severe beatings whenever they cried or made noise.
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