BOT KANENG ZI

During the Jos crisis in 2010 at Dogo Nahawa village, my father heard the news that his elder sister and her entire family were murdered by the Extremists. On hearing the news, he went to help but his journey was cut shot as he was intercepted on the way by Extremists who shot him countless times, removed his private part and used fire wood to burn him to ashes.

Because my mother was following him behind, she was also caught in the snare. She was beaten up too. They removed her private part and her breasts from her body. At the time, she was pregnant, so the baby was ripped from  womb and both my mother and the baby were beheaded.

My elder brother and I were still in school when the news reached us. I was writing my tests when I was summoned to the staff room. I saw my brother crying but he refused to tell me why he was crying. I got to know that he was crying because of the news he had just heard. I became worried because I did not know who would then pay my school fees. The day I lost my parents, I slummed into a long nightmare – I am still waiting and hoping that someday I will awake from this scary dream of sorrow.

Later, I had to stay with an uncle who fed and housed me. I was stranded until Sam Amaga Foundation located me.