The Digest:
Parents of the 165 children and staff still held by bandits after the St. Mary’s Catholic School abduction have revealed harrowing accounts from the released pupils: captives are sleeping on swampy ground, drinking muddy water, and eating just once a day.
Key Points:
- Released children reported sleeping on swampy terrain, plagued by mosquitoes.
- They drink water from mud and eat only tuwo and miyan kuka once daily.
- Parents said the children cook for themselves and rarely bathe.
- 100 victims were rescued and handed over last week; 165 remain in captivity.
- Governor Mohammed Bago pledged continued efforts but urged parents to be patient.
- One parent with three children still held “broke down in tears when none were freed.
- Fears grow over severe health impacts and trauma for children aged 7 to 10.
Sources: Leadership Sunday,
