Source: Premium Times
A few days after the report of the abduction of about 280 schoolchildren in Kuriga, Kaduna State, one of the schoolchildren, Mustapha Abubakar, 10, has escaped from their abductors.
In an interview with a BBC reporter, the schoolboy narrated their ordeal and how he escaped from the bandits. Musa said, “We trekked in the bush; sometimes we crawled. We were so thirsty that some of the girls were becoming weak and falling due to tiredness. The bandits were lifting them and putting some of them on motorcycles.
Fortunately, as they were advancing far into the bush, they came across a river where they got some water to drink. They quenched their thirst and continued trekking. The bandits themselves were becoming tired. But they kept walking with them into the bush.
Musa shared the idea of escaping from their abductors with some other children who were abducted, but they were afraid. He told the BBC reporter that, as the sun was setting, it was an opportunity for him to escape. But he ensured their abductors were not monitoring him, and then he took the bold step to escape.
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Musa hid in one of the shrubs that looked brownish, the colour of his trousers, and remained still without moving. He said, “After all was quiet, [to avoid detection], I started dragging myself like a snake on the ground.” He continued in this process until it was totally dark and he got up and began to walk. He arrived a village where he got help from the residents.
Considering the fierce and dangerous nature of the bandits, who sometimes kill their victims even after collecting money from their families and relatives, one can conclude that the schoolboy took a great risk that could have led to his death if he had been caught in an attempt to escape. The schoolboy arrived in Kuriga the following day, and his family members and relatives were happy.