Some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria have been forced to join Islamist militant group Boko Haram, the BBC has been told. Witnesses say some are now being used to terrorise other captives, and are even carrying out killings themselves. The testimony cannot be verified but Amnesty International says other girls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been forced to fight. Boko Haram has killed some 5,500 civilians in Nigeria since 2014. Two-hundred-and-nineteen schoolgirls from Chibok, are still missing, more than a year after they were kidnapped from their school in northern Nigeria. Many of those seized are Christians. Three women who claim they were held in the same camps as some of the Chibok girls have told the BBC's Panorama programme that some of them have been brainwashed and are now carrying out punishments on behalf of the militants. Seventeen-year-old Miriam (not her real name) fled Boko Haram after being held for six months. She was forced to marry a militant, and is now pregnant with his child. Recounting her first days in the camp she said: "They told to us get ready, that they were going to marry us off." She and four others refused.

Human cost of Boko Haram 219 of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok by Boko Haram in April 2014 are still missing. They are among at least 2,000 women and girls abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014 (Amnesty figures) Since the start of 2014 Boko Haram has killed an estimated 5,500 civilians in north-east Nigeria (Amnesty figures)

"They came back with four men, they slit their throats in front of us. They then said that this will happen to any girl that refuses to get married," Faced with that choice, she agreed to marry, and was then repeatedly raped. "There was so much pain," she said. "I was only there in body… I couldn't do anything about it." While in captivity, Miriam described meeting some of the Chibok schoolgirls. She said they were kept in a separate house to the other captives.

Miriam is pregnant with the child of amember of Boko Haram



"They told us: 'You women should learn from your husbands because they are giving their blood for the cause. We must also go to war for Allah.'" She said the girls had been "brainwashed" and that she had witnessed some of them kill several men in her village. "They were Christian men. They [the Boko Haram fighters] forced the Christians to lie down. Then the girls cut their throats." It is not possible to independently verify Miriam's claims. But human rights group Amnesty International said their research also shows that some girls abducted by Boko Haram have been trained to fight. "The abduction and brutalisation of young women and girls seems to be part of the modus operandi of Boko Haram," said Netsanet Belay, Africa director, research and advocacy at Amnesty International. 'They had guns' The Chibok schoolgirls have not been seen since last May when Boko Haram released a video of around 130 of them gathered together reciting the Koran. They looked terrified. Amnesty International estimates more than 2,000 girls have been taken since the start of 2014. But it was the attack on the school in Chibok that sparked international outrage. Michelle Obama made a rousing speech a few weeks after their abduction, demanding the girls' return. Millions of people showed their support for the #bringbackourgirls campaign. The hashtag was shared more than five million times. Boko Haram has been trying to establish an Islamic State in the region, but it has recently been pushed back by a military force from Nigeria and its neighbours. Hundreds of women and girls have managed to escape during these raids.

Anna, aged 60, is one of them. She fled a camp in the Sambisa forest in December where she was held for five months. She now sits beneath a tree close to the cathedral in the Adamawa state capital of Yola. Her only possessions are the clothes she ran away in. She said she saw some of the Chibok schoolgirls just before she fle


Chibok girls 'fighting for Boko Haram' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33259003

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all this lies is hurting my head glimpse33 see how sad I have become

Daura President has been silent since he came in about rescuing chibok girls rather he is giving his boys BH safe haven in Anambra

[quote author=ECOTERRORS post=35312578]Daura President has been silent since he came in about rescuing chibok girls rather he is giving his boys BH safe haven in Anambra[/quote

Am gettting confused,Obiano Anambra governor just refuted the news that Boko haram are being moved to his state and today,punch newspaper has said something different. What is happening?

Where obj's concubine? No protest again? There is God ooooo

ProfessorPeter:
Where obj's concubine? No protest again?
There is God ooooo

That's true,the bring back our girls coordinator Oby has disappeared. I guess she doesn't care anymore since her candidate is in.