Prayer Answered! A Chibok girl Regains Her Freedom

23 April 2024

Join us in thanking God for another Chibok girl, Lydia Simon, regaining her freedom! Last week, we reported that on 14 April, the Chibok community and families remembered the 10 years since the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from their dormitories at the federal government school in Chibok. By Thursday, 18 April, Lydia was released.

Join us in thanking God for another Chibok girl, Lydia Simon, regaining her freedom! Last week, we reported that on 14 April, the Chibok community and families remembered the 10 years since the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from their dormitories at the federal government school in Chibok. By Thursday, 18 April, Lydia was released.

According to the BBC, the Nigerian army rescued Lydia, a mother of three who is also five months pregnant. The army did not share details of the rescue other than to say she and her children were found in the community of Ngoshe. 

Prayers to Bring the Girls Home

During the 10-year service on 14 April, parents told Open Doors’ partners that, even if their daughters are freed with children, they do not care about the stigma that is often associated with women who return pregnant or have children with Boko Haram fighters. 

“My hope and prayer is that the God that doesn’t fail will bring back our own children. Even if they have children now, no matter the condition they are in, we want them that way,” Yana Gala a Chibok parent said. Yana’s daughter Rifkatu is still among those missing. 

“What I want the world to know is that the government should help find these girls wherever they are. I am pleading with them to pity us just like others were released; our children should be released so I can be happy and forget my sorrows,” Isia Malam, another father told us. His daughter Hauwa is also counted among those still in captivity.