Engl: If one escapes from hell, how can you stop him and bring him back to hell? We Betrayed Them It: Se uno scappa dall’inferno, come puoi fermarlo e riportarlo all’inferno? Li abbiamo traditi Music by The Inps (Arianna Me and Gianmaria Victor De Lisio)
THEY BETRAYED US
TORTURE, ILL-TREATMENT AND DEATHS IN MILITARY FACILITIES Engl: “The soldiers started beating us saying we are Boko Haram wives. When it [the beating] started, one [soldier] will come and beat us and then leave, then another will beat us and leave. We were beaten with a stick and a cane. […]
WOMEN IN MILITARY DETENTION Engl: “Boko Haram was coming to my parents’ village. After a few months, my father said to me that I had to go with Boko Haram and marry them or they would kill him. So I went…. [My new husband] was not a good husband and […]
ORGANIZED SYSTEMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE Engl “The men [from Civilian JTF] were always looking for the young girls. They would come and choose a girl and take to the soldiers. It happens at around 4pm each day. They will come in to the camp and look for girls for the […]
RAPE IN THE SATELLITE CAMPS Engl: “First we had some money which we brought from our village. Then we sold all of our jewellery to buy food. Sometimes we were not given the food [intended for them], you will see they are even selling the food. They would bring a […]
LEFT TO DIE IN THE SATELLITE CAMPS Engl: “My sister gave birth to a baby under a tree. They [members of Civilian JTF] were in rooms opposite us, but nobody talked to us or helped us, we couldn’t even wash the baby [for lack of water].” 30-year-old Aisha (not her […]
HUSBANDS AND SONS STILL MISSING: IMPACT ON WOMEN Engl: “From what I heard, my husband spent a month in Bama prison and then he was transferred to Giwa barracks. He died in Giwa. He got sick and died. He used to look after me and help me eat and drink. […]
SREENING OPERATIONS AND MASS DETENTION Engl: “When we arrived in Bama prison, it was awful. People were being beaten in the yard in front of us. They started beating my husband and son. So much fear came into me. I was pregnant and I went into labour. I found the […]
THE CAMEROONIAN MILITARY Engl: “That day they came, we were all very happy, we saw the military, we said, we have been freed! One of our leaders [of our village] said, everybody should get ready. Everybody raised their arms up, and we went to the main road. In my group, […]