Rescued 27-year-old Chibok schoolgirl, Mary Nkeki, has said she prefers her Boko Haram husband and wants to reunite with him.
Mary told newsmen that after her abduction with some other schoolgirls nine years ago, they were married to Boko Haram fighters, and she had two children with her terrorist husband, but all are dead. Mary said she wants to go back and continue living with the terrorists.
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Speaking at the headquarters of Operation Hadin Kai Theatre Command in Maiduguri, Borno State, after being rescued by troops of the command, Mary said it was her Boko Haram husband, Adam, that facilitated her escape after he surrendered to the troops of the Nigerian Army, stressing she is still in love with him.
“As for my marriage, my husband is still alive and I am still in love with him. I don’t know whether he is still in Dikwa or they brought him to Maiduguri, but I will love to be reunited with him if it is possible,” she said.
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Earlier, the Theatre Commander, Major General Gold Chibuisi, said being number 55 on the list of abducted schoolgirls, Mary was rescued by troops of the Nigerian Army in Dikwa on August 14.
The commander added that after her rescue, Mary was immediately admitted to the Army’s medical facility for checks and that she has been certified stable and will be handed over to the state government for further assessment.
WikkiTimes learnt that with her rescue, the total number of rescued Chibok schoolgirls stands at 16