Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – A school girl believed to have been set free by the insurgent group Boko Haram, which abducted over 200 girls in April, is ”pregnant and mentally ill”, the local media reported Friday, quoting Pogus Bitrus, the National Chairman of the Chibok Community where the girls were abducted.
The 20-year-old girl, who was not identified by name, was found in Mubi, North-east Adamawa State, Wednesday after she was believed to have been set free by the insurgents.
She was then taken to a clinic for medical tests, where she was discovered pregnant.
“When she was picked up, she was taken to a clinic, not a standard hospital, and tests were carried out on her. From the tests, it was said that she is pregnant, but that is still in the speculative domain because a qualified medical doctor has not confirmed that she is pregnant,” Bitrus said.
He said the girl sounded incoherent and may be suffering from trauma.
Some 219 girls of the almost 300 who were abducted from their school in Chibok, North-east Borno State, on April 15, 2014, remained in the custody of the insurgents, who have vowed to release them only in exchange for their commanders who are being detained by the authorities.
There are fears that the girls may have been turned into sex slaves by their abductors, who have earlier threatened to marry them off.
Meanwhile, suspected Boko Haram gunmen have killed a pastor, a teacher and 18 others, mainly Christians, in attacks on two villages in Borno State.
The insurgents attacked Shaffa and Shindiffu Wednesday and Thursday.
The terrorists also burnt down about 10 churches and several residential buildings, according to residents quoted by the local media Friday.
Boko Haram has killed over 13,000 since launching its violent campaign in 2009, according to figures given by President Goodluck Jonathan.
