Gloria Dame, Freed Chibok Girl Speaks About Her Ordeal With Boko Haram

Gloaria Dame, one of the 21 freed Chibok girls in a special church thanksgiving service held on Sunday at the presidential villa for their released from Boko Haram camp after spending two years recounted her indescribable ordeal in the hands of the terrorists.

The service was hosted by the federal government of Nigeria, with Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, representing the government.

“We stayed for one month without food. I narrowly escaped bomb blast in the forest. I never knew there would be a day like this. I will give thanks to God,’’ Gloria Dame, one of the released girls, said.



She said Nigerians should continue to pray for the quick release of the remaining girls in Boko Haram’s captivity.

Information minister Lai Mohammed described the event as “a day of joy.’’

He advised Nigerians against making unguarded statements that could truncate the rescue efforts.

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