The principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esiele, Mrs. Alamu Folawe, has shared the harrowing experience she and other abducted teachers and pupils endured during their 56 days in captivity, revealing that two of her colleagues were killed by the kidnappers to pressure the government.
She recalled how the abductors repeatedly tried to break their spirits through fear and psychological manipulation, telling them that the government had abandoned them and no longer cared about their fate.
“A relief to us is that Nigerians were praying for us. Many times, they used fear to subdue us. At one point they told us the government wasn’t interested in our case anymore because they didn’t value us. But there were times we held on to hope that we would come out alive,” she said.
The principal disclosed that the kidnappers deliberately killed two of her colleagues to force the government to meet their demands.
“Mr. Michael was killed on the second day, while Deacon was killed on the first Sunday in June. They killed them purposely because they felt that would force the government to give them whatever they wanted.
“It was until we got out that we discovered the whole world was on our case. We have scars already, but we believe with time we will heal,” she added.
Folawe expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, Governor Seyi Makinde, the Nigerian Army, other security agencies and Nigerians for their prayers and support throughout the ordeal, saying the encouragement gave them hope that they would eventually regain their freedom.
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