Part of the horrible events that took place in Bama, Borno state before it was captured by soldiers was the killing of women, who served as wives to Boko Haram militants. The terrorists slaughtered their wives to avoid leaving them behind for "unbelievers", asking them to wait in heaven for later reunion.


One of the freed captives from Bama told journalists in Maiduguri on Wednesday evening that many of the insurgents’ wives were killed so that unbelievers would not remarry them.

The source said the insurgents told the killed women that "we will not leave anyone of you because if unbelievers marry you when we get to heaven, there is no way we can meet again so we do this so that we can meet in heaven. The women pleaded with them but they refused and slaughtered them; we were seen as unbelievers because we didn’t accept their faith so we were spared," the source added.

Narrating their ordeal while in custody of the insurgents, she said, "It was as if heaven will fall; many lost their lives but we were kept in some houses so many things happened, my husband and children were killed but all I could remembered is that yesterday (Tuesday) we were brought to Maiduguri by military who saved us from them."