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BREAKING NEWS:
The Nigerian Government has just confirmed an Ebola case in Abuja.
They also identified 44 people for tracing to prevent further transmission of the Ebola virus.
The health minister Ali Pate has confirmed this today in an official statement.
Pls inform others.
Irrespective of your school I recommend every medical student to read โHAEMODYNAMIC DISORDERโ BY UKEKWEโ consultant HISTOPATHOLOGY UNTH. itโs a 395 pages slide.
A woman who was among those kidnapped from Ariko village during their Easter church service has given birth to a child in the bandits' camp. Remember, women, little children, and some men have now been in captivity for 58 days. However, this woman gave birth a week ago. A woman who emerged from the camp after trekking for 3 days in the bush said the birth was difficult because the pregnant woman, like others in the camp, was malnourished.
According to her, the pregnant woman was ill when labour began, but with the help of other women experienced in traditional birth, they managed to help her give birth. She said the women pooled bits and pieces of their clothes that hadn't been washed since they arrived and wrapped the child.
When the bandits refused to give them anything sharp to cut the umbilical cord, after about an hour, a woman, out of desperation, used her teeth to cut it. Later, they pleaded for water to clean the child and the mother, but the bandits refused, saying they wouldn't waste water on a child who wouldn't survive. They wanted to go to a nearby stream to wash the child, but the bandit said no.
They also pleaded with the bandits to release the women so she could go home with the baby, but the bandits refused. The next problem was that the mother's breasts had no milk, as nothing came out because she was so malnourished. A while later, the child began to suck the little that started to come. Hours later, they were still pleading for water to wash the child and the mother when it began to rain.
The woman said they resorted to wetting a cloth in the rain and using it to wipe the child. She said the child was still alive five days later when she came out, though part of the umbilical cord attached to the navel had not yet fallen off.
She described acute hunger and pus-filled rashes covering most of their skin, especially the children's. She described little children and the women with heads full of lice. She spoke of how young children in the camp are persuaded to drink large amounts of river water just to fill their bellies and reduce hunger. She spoke of how the bandits will lead women into the bush to forage for leaves, which they boil and eat. She spoke of a time when they went 5 days without anything to eat except boiled leaves and water.
She spoke of how the men are always chained with bicycle chains. She said that sometimes the bandits lead some men into the bush to pluck mangoes, which are then shared out as meals. She spoke of taking a bath only every 7 or 10 days. She said the bandits would escort women and men, in batches, to bathe in the river and then watch them, especially the women, while they bathe naked.
She said other sensitive things that canโt be mentioned, but please include them in your prayers.
Written by Reuben Buhari
May Nigeria never happen to anyone of us.
Yesterday, my mom called me, but the network was so bad, so I suggested we communicate through voice notes instead.
That was when she told me bandits had attacked the area where she lives. I was scared and immediately begged her to stay safe. The bandits kidnapped 18 people from the church - including the pastor's wife and one of the pastor's children. Three people were killed... and one of them was Kola, the little boy who stayed with my mom. ๐๐
Protesters sleeping under the rain to give people a glimpse of what the abducted children and teachers may be going through in captivity. ๐๐
According to one of the protesters, the victims have been away from their families for days, and there are fears that some of them may not even be getting enough food to eat.
The demonstration was meant to draw attention to their suffering and renew calls for urgent action to secure their release.
As parents and loved ones continue to wait in pain and uncertainty, many are praying for the safe return of every child and teacher still being held captive. ๐ญ๐๐ฝ๐
They are peopleโs children, peopleโs parents, peopleโs spouses. Theyโve spent 20 days in captivity. We cannot normalize silence! This too heartbreaking!๐
SHE WAS KIDNAPPED SINCE 14 YEARS AGO,
SHE WAS 14 YEARS THEN, NOW SHE HAS TURN 26 YEARS OLD.. STILL HELD CAPTIVE ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
LEAH SHARIBU.. a Christian girl that was born in Nigeria.
Leah Sharibu was abducted by Boko Haram an 1slamic Mu$lim movement ,twelve years ago. at the age of 14๐ข๐ข๐ข
She was among the 110 secondary school girls who were kidn@pped on February 19, 2014 in Yobe state by Boko Haram.
While her fellow captives were released, she was held back because she refused to convert from Christianity to Islam.
She was allegedly married off to one Boko Haram member. She had a child for him and they divorced.
She was married to one ISWAP commander. She had a child for him and She was also married to another Boko Haram member. She also had a child for him too ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ข๐
Leah Sharibu has three kids for three men. She is still in captivity. Her life has been sh@ttered forever. Even if she is rescued, the old Leah is gone for good.๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Nigeria failed her.๐ข๐ข๐ข๐๐๐
Leah Sharibu turns 26 this May 2026
As you are enjoying with your own daughters
Remember that someone's daughter is under detention for years and was f@rcefully married off to different men .๐ข๐
Please use 1 minute to pray for LEAHSHARIBU, pray for her freedom.๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
C: Amos
Again, I came across Dorcasโ Instagram page and the last time her modeling pictures were uploaded was 11th of July last year. We are still looking for Dorcas!
As a survivor of kidnapping and banditry, I can tell you that these criminals believe that no matter how much they take from you, you will eventually work and earn it back after your release.
Let me use myself as an example. After my family paid the โฆ15 million ransom they demanded, along with other items worth over โฆ600,000, they still weren't satisfied. They continued demanding more money and eventually asked for โฆ55 million. They even told my mother to sell her house and car to raise the money.
Because my family rented a vehicle to deliver the ransom and other requested items, the kidnappers assumed we owned the car and were wealthy. They kept insisting that we sell all our properties and hand over the proceeds to them.
Omo, it was a terrible ordeal. The fear, pressure, and emotional torture were overwhelming. Watching my family struggle to meet their endless demands was heartbreaking.
One painful reality is that they often target ordinary and struggling people like us because we are easier to capture than the elites, who usually have better security and protection.
This is why we cannot continue to stay silent. Kidnapping and banditry have destroyed countless lives, families, and dreams across Nigeria. We need to raise our voices, stand together as a nation, and demand urgent action against insecurity.
Today it may be someone else's family. Tomorrow it could be yours. Enough is enough. ๐๐ณ๐ฌ๐๐ฝ