"Living without her has been emotionally draining for me" - Borno mother laments 15-year-old daughter’s third month in Boko Haram captivity



Hajia Maimuna Ajah, the mother of a 15-year-old girl, Aisha Muhammad Ajah, who was abducted by Boko Haram terroristss has expressed grave concern over the condition of her daughter.  LIB reported that terrorists invaded Kirawa community in Gwoza Local Government Area of the state on August 9, 2025, killed several soldier and abducted the schoolgirl. Two days after the attack, the Chairman, Kirawa Development Association Yakubu Mabba Ali Kirawa said that the terrorists burnt down houses, shops, and vehicles. On Saturday, around 9:30 pm, Boko Haram went to the town. While in the town, they exchanged fire with the Multi Joint Task Force there. After the attack, they abducted a girl, her name is Aisha Muhammad Aja, and they also burnt houses, vehicles, and shops, he said.  The victim has spent almost three months in the captivity of the terrorists yet with no trace of her whereabouts. In an interview with punch on Sunday, the mother lamented that her daughters abduction had plunged the family into emotional distress.  My daughter is a 15-year-old as at the time she was abducted right in front of me. She was taken away the day they attacked our community, she narrated. Some of the terrorists entered our home during the attack while others were in a gun battle with the Civilian Joint Task Force. That night,  they took two of my daughters, but one of them has returned while Aisha is still in their custody since the day of the attack." However, she noted that ever since the abduction, nothing has been heard of her whereabouts, while calling for the governments intervention.  Till this moment, I have not heard any news about her whereabout. I am living in distress, she said in tears. Further narrating her loss and suffering as a result of the absence of the kidnapped girl. "When Aisha was with us,  she was the one who helped us to sell alele (moi moi) which was our major source of livelihood. It is from the profit of the alele sales that we take to buy her clothes and her other siblings. Since her abduction, life has been very difficult for us, she lamented. We need the government to please come to our aid. I want to see my daughter again. Living without her has been emotionally draining for me." She appealed to the relevant security forces for assistance to secure the release of the girl.  On his part, Aisha's stepfather, Abba Ado, who equally said he witnessed the abduction called on the military to expedite action in rescuing their daughter. "I heard that 12 girls kidnapped from Askira-Uba were rescued just a week after they were abducted. I was happy and at the same time broken because my own daughter is still missing after over a month, he cried. Since the government has been at the forefront of rescuing people, they should not forget my daughter. If not for anything, I want to know if she is still alive or not. I just need to hear something about her.

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