{"id":742982,"date":"2019-11-12T14:25:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T14:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/12\/how-i-spent-7-months-in-boko-haram-captivity-cleric\/"},"modified":"2019-11-12T14:25:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T14:25:32","slug":"how-i-spent-7-months-in-boko-haram-captivity-cleric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/12\/how-i-spent-7-months-in-boko-haram-captivity-cleric\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Spent 7 Months In Boko Haram Captivity: Cleric"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A pastor with the Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners\u2019 Chapel, in Maiduguri, Borno state, Moses Oyeleke has narrated how he spent 7 months in Boko Haram captivity.<\/p>\n

The pastor was reportedly kidnapped by the terrorists alongside his assistant, Abraham Amuta, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, along Chibok road in Borno, on March 13, 2019.<\/p>\n

The pastor and his assistant were members of a committee set up by the church to distribute relief materials to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and were abducted while engaging with the IDPs.<\/p>\n

According to Oyeleke, the state government, Kalthum Foundation for Peace, and Initiative for Peace Building, two non-governmental organisations facilitated their release.<\/p>\n

Aside the pastor, Ndagiliya Umara and her sister who was abducted in a school in Askira Uba local government area of Borno, and some other people, were also said to be released after reportedly spending nine months in captivity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe 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,\u201d Oyeleke told reporters at the office of Usman Kadafur, deputy governor of the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the two of us, myself and my brother, who was not released. They have promised us that when they finish discussions, they\u2019ll release them in December; himself and the elder sister of this girl I was released with.<\/p>\n

Read Also:\u00a0We Have Gone Spiritual Because Boko Haram Can\u2019t Be Defeated By Military Warfare: Burutai<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cI 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen 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\u2019t know so that I don\u2019t say things that would offend them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ndagiliya said: \u201cLife in the bush, they marry off little girls; women do not talk to men, and movement is restricted.\u201d<\/p>\n

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