Leah Sharibu reportedly ‘divorces’ first Boko Haram husband, ‘marries’ another 

 

Leah Sharibu, the lone Christian girl left behind with terrorists after the 2017 mass abduction of Dapchi School girls in Yobe State, has reportedly divorced her so- called first husband and married another, according to a Daily Trust report.  

After the Dapchi abduction of over 100 teenage school girls, the Nigerian government secured the release of all the girls, except Leah, who refused to renounce Christianity in exchange for her freedom, according to Leah’s school colleagues. 

The Boko Haram that abducted Leah, have since split into two groups. Leah’s captors belong to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). 

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The newspaper reported that Leah, after a so-called divorce from one Abdulrahman, was purportedly remarried to another ISWAP commander in the Lake Chad area named Ali Abdallah.

The newspaper source said: “Leah was first married to Abdulrahman after she allegedly converted to Islam, and they have two children, all boys that were named after two Boko Haram commanders that were killed.

“We don’t know what transpired, but Leah secured the divorce and married another commander, Ali Abdallah.”

The source also disclosed that Leah was “trained” to administer some medical services to injured Boko Haram fighters and women after her captivity.

“She was ‘trained’ as a medical personnel and now leads the ISWAP medical team in the northern part of the Lake Chad area,” the source said.

Another source said, “Ten days ago, Leah, her supposed husband and other fighters were sighted at Dogon Chukwun kangarwa.

“Her husband is a commander under ISWAP, but they are facing persecution from a Boko Haram commander loyal to Shekau, Malam Bakura.

“As of today, we got a report that a large contingent of the ISWAP fighters has started migrating from the area through the Guzamala forest.

“They were sighted on the route of Cross – Mosquito camp- Garin-giwa (where the Zulum’s convoy was attacked) – Munguno – Gajiram with cache of dangerous arms.”