BEVERLY HILLS, October 17, (THEWILL) – The Father of Deborah Jafaru, one of the 21 freed Chibok girls, and the only one who returned with a child, has revealed that his daughter was already pregnant before she was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents.
Speaking at the re-union ceremony organised by the Federal Government at the Department Of State Security facility in Abuja, he revealed that she was actually married and had returned to the school to re-sit some exams she had failed.
“Unlike the others, Deborah had already finished her secondary school; she did not make her papers and returned to rewrite her WASCE when she was taken,” he said.
“She just got married two weeks before returning for her papers and they took her, her husband has remarried now.
“They abducted her with pregnancy and she had my grandchild there but I’m just grateful to God and the government for returning my daughter and grandchild to me safely. Words cannot describe how I feel at the moment.”
Chairman of the Chibok parents Association, Yakubu Nkeki, also cautioned against negative reports on social media about the girls which alleged that a number of the girls were ill, pregnant and with babies saying it was untrue.
“I have gone on the Internet and seen so many negative stories concerning our girls, some people say they are sick, some say pregnant and so many things but here we are today and our daughters are not looking ill or pregnant,” he said.
“They recognised us as soon as we arrived and were so excited, I just want people to stop spreading bad news about our daughters, people should please wait, verify before spreading news.”
Story by Oputah David
