According to International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) the victim of Boko Haram both women and their
children in the Lake Chad Basin have been driven into prostitution.
Reports have it that ICRC
made this known on Thursday, January 6 while explaining the effects of Boko
Haram insurgency on millions of Nigerians driven from their homes and families.
According to ICRC, over 2.4
million people have been displaced across the swamp lands of Lake Chad, where
the borders of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger meet.
Simon Brooks, who is the
head of ICRC’s delegation in Cameroon said: “It’s extraordinary to see a woman
and her family and they have nothing other than what they have been given.”
“The children are clearly
malnourished and it’s just hopeless,” he added.
Brook who also spoke on how
some mothers were now into prostitution to make ends meet and cater for their
family needs said: “When you don’t have the means to survive, you’ll go begging
for it.
“It’s a loss of dignity
when you’re having to resort to something like that just to keep your children
alive – fraternising with people who have money.”
Meanwhile, there was
indication yesterday, January 6 that Nigerian Army have rescued another one of
the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014.
Reports claim that the name
of the rescued girl was Rakiya Abubakar and she was carrying baby that appears
to be hers.
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