Need I call this a rant or a share of a burdened thought?
I think both put together, but more of a shared burdened thought.
Is amazing how we tend to find the hurt/pain of others easy when it is not happening to any one close to us. Infact I am happy that non of these issue I am about to share, is happening to anyone I know or anyone close to someone I know.
Either which, it is heart breaking to try to imagine the pain and trauma of been adopted, held prisoner without one's freedom. Moreso, to be humiliated, rapes, abused while you watch helplessly.
On April 14-15 2014(precisely 3yrs and 10months) over 200 young teenage girls in high school, were forcefully taken away from their school by armed men(the said terrorists unit; Boko haram). This news made so much headlines all over the world with a popular tag
"bring back our girls"
Despite the involvement of various security personal and help from foreign bodies, the rescue of these school girls was to no avail.
Over the years, there is been news of escape of a few number of the girls as well as the nigerian military rescuing quite a number(90) of girls.
It turned out painful, that these young girls rescued or escaped were no longer the young vibrant girls who were looking forward to a good life with basic education. Many of them came back as mothers, not of their own free will, but they were forcefully taken advantage off and made to become wives and mothers to these brutal terrorists and their offspring.
"What could be more traumatic?"
I never really gave too much thought about it as I felt it could be just some political propaganda. Well, true or not, I have tried to imagine how it feels to be abused, raped, denied freedom and even made to carry a child who is fathered by a brutal, wicked soul.
As the years passes, people got used to the fact that over 200 young girls where missing. I guess many of us have forgotten about it. I did forget.
Just when we all thought the notorious terrorist group have gone underground, here comes the news of another, over 100 girls abduction. Another group of young teenage girls has been abducted again by the same brutal souls. These happened just a little over one week ago.
My heart is broken with this news. My heart bleeds for these young girls. We can only imagine, but can never know the extent of the pain and trauma these girls are made to go through. I have tried to imagine, understand and feel a glimpse of what those girls are going through. But the truth is, I will never know nor feel what they feel. Irrespective of that, I feel pain in my heart. I pray and hope these girls are found,and as soon as possible too.
My question is; Why the girl child?
A girls child is forced into child marriage against her will. Some brainwashed to believe child marriage is what is good for them.
A girl child is sexually abused, raped, molested physically and emotionally while she watch helplessly.
While, we tend to pay deaf ears to these whole issue going on presently in our country Nigeria. Take a few seconds to imagine if you were one of those girls or she is a sister sibling, take a moment to reflect the pain and trauma of this girls as well as that of their parents.
It is even more painful that I am helpless, as they are. Whatever it is, it has to be stopped.
Though I am yet to understand terrorism and why people go into the act, I just cannot understand the abduction of so many young girls.
Thank you for stopping by to read my shared burden.
