A pastor of the Living Faith Church a.k.a Winners’ Chapel Pastor, Moses Oyeleke, has shared his experience after spending seven months with Book Haram insurgents.
Although he was abducted alongside his assistant, Abraham Amuta, the latter has not been released.
Amuta is a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
The pastor said:
“We were on our way to Chibok when they caught us and took us to Yale. From there, they took a detour and finally took us to Sambisa.
“It was the two of us, myself and my brother, who was not released. They have promised us that when they finish discussions, they’ll release them in December; himself and the elder sister of this girl I was released with.
“I am very happy today that we have been rescued because where we are coming from, we have come from a place of darkness to light; that is why my heart is filled with joy because I have seen my family, friends, and associates.
“I stayed peacefully with them for up to seven months. Many times they have requested me to convert to Islam, their preachers had preached to me a lot of times but you know when you have wisdom, you relate with people in a way that would not lead to quarrel.
“When they come to preach, I pay attention to everything they said and when they asked me questions about things that I know will cause problems if I respond, I always tell them I don’t know so that I don’t say things that would offend them.”
Another victim, Ndagiliya Umar, a schoolgirl, who has also regained freedom, also said:
“Life in the bush, they marry off little girls; women do not talk to men, and movement is restricted.”
The war against Boko Haram has lingered with attendant losses in lives and resources but the government assures the people that the insurgents remain downgraded.
