The 276 schoolgirls whose kidnap shocked the world
By Yemisi Adegoke
We had to meet Lisu in secret as she says the local Nigerian authorities are trying to prevent her from talking to journalists.
She was one of the 276 girls abducted from their school in the town of Chibok exactly a decade ago – a kidnapping that shocked the world and sparked a global campaign to #BringBackOurGirls, which included former US First Lady Michelle Obama.
More than 180 have either since escaped or been freed, including Lisu, who gave birth to two children while she was a hostage of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, living in a hideout in the Sambisa forest.
After escaping, Lisu – which is not her real name – went through the government rehabilitation programme, before being placed in group accommodation with other escapees.
“I do regret coming back,” she says, shuffling in her seat.
Not exactly the message the authorities want coming out.
The Borno state government has denied limiting the former captives’ freedom of speech.
