A Boko Haram victim from the South-eastern part of Nigeria has recounted his tearful experience in the hands of the terrorist group.
Mr John Mbah, a resident of Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State yesterday narrated his gory experience of how he lost some of his family members to the Boko Haram sect.
Revealing his heartbreaking ordeal, Mbah stated that his father, Pastor Kenneth Mbah and sister, Adaugo Mbah were set ablaze in their church named Discipleship Ministries, in Dadawa, an outskirt of Sabongari, Kano State by Boko Haram fighters during an ill-fated attack.
According to the Vanguard, the incident which took place on April 30, 2016 has left a void in his life which can't be filled. He is currently demanding justice against the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
In his words:
“On the fateful day, while we were in the church praying, they stormed and ordered us to renounce our Christian faith or be killed.
“As my father was about to beg them to allow him to be with his faith, they set him ablaze with the fuel they were carrying and when my sister, Adaugo Kenneth, rushed to him to stop the inferno, they poured fuel on her too and because their attention was on the fire, my elder brother, Nnamdi Kenneth and I, retreated to the inner apartment and as they were ordering us to come out, we knew it was our turn to be killed and we escaped through the window.
“As we were running in different directions, I heard my father and sister crying in pain but I had no option than to save my life first. I have not set my eyes on my elder brother, Nnamdi Kenneth, who, I have gathered, ran to Florida, US, for safety while I am here in Okpoko, Anambra State, doing menial jobs to help myself as the sect vowed to kill us if they ever see us again,” he said.