A woman who was kidnapped by Boko Haram has been abandoned
in hospital as a school and the governments fight over her medical bills, reports Reuters.
Naomi Adamu was one of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by
Boko Haram from their school in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, in April 2014.
She was set free this May and the government sponsored her
to start a special catch-up course in September at the American University of
Nigeria (AUN).
She needs surgery for a kidney condition but her mother is
unable to pay.
Yakubu Nkeki of the Chibok parents' association told
journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani that Ms Adamu is suffering from shrapnel left
in her body, incurred while she was in captivity.
Her parents say they can't afford to pay for the kidney
surgery she needs.
Yet, they add, the government and the university are passing
the buck on paying for their healthcare.
A spokeswoman for the ministry of women's affairs said the
school fees paid by the government include medical bills.
But the AUN could not immediately be reached for comment,
Nwaubani adds.
Ms Adamu wrote a diary about her time in captivity.
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