Tales of a Boko Haram victim.

Samaila and his brother,sadiq fled their village,
Sabongari Hyambula, to the Mandara mountains
after a Boko Haram attack. While climbing the mountains, Sadiq's legs slipped and he fell to his
death. He was only seven years old.
Samaila left Sadiq behind knowing there was
nothing he could do to help. When he returned
home the following day, Samaila met his village in
ruins; their house was gone and there was no
sign of his parents and other siblings.
“Boko Haram had burnt all the houses. I cried and
cried, particularly for Sadiq but there was nothing
I could do. Everyone was running for their lives,”
he said.
From there, Samaila followed a group of other
victims to Yola, Adamawa State capital, where he
was assisted with some money to join some of
the victims who were on their way to Lagos.
His consolation though is that his other family
members may be alive after a relative told him
that he sighted them in Yola.
He is however desperate to forget the image of
his dead brother but sadly, it’s one he will have
to live with for the rest of his life.
“I still wake up at night thinking about him,”
Samaila told punch correspondent.

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