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‘We saw death and suffering’: Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in jihadi captivity
['Pelumi Salako', 'The Associated Press']
Winnipeg Free Press
ILORIN, Kwara (AP) — Some of the 163 kidnapped Nigerians rescued from jihadi captivity have spoken of the suffering and fear they lived in for six months.
The freed captives, mostly women and children, were among over 300 kidnap victims freed by Nigerian forces this week.
(AP Photo/Abubakar Khadijat)Mary Ishaya recalled days without food, and being asked alongside others to bury other hostages who died in captivity.
The Nigerians were abducted on Feb. 3 when jihadi militants stormed the village of Woro, killing over 160 others.
Amira Saliu, a nurse who was among those freed, said she helped about 10 pregnant women deliver their babies in the forests.