Leah Sharibu, who is being held in captivity by members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), has “remarried” another terrorist’s commander after reportedly securing a divorce from the first ‘husband’ she was forcefully given to, local security sources confirm.
Leah was reported to have been abducted alongside over 100 schoolmates from Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19, 2018.
Following her abduction, it was reported by some media houses that the Dapchi girl was married off.
According to reports, after the purported divorce from one Abdulrahman, Leah remarried another ISWAP commander in the Lake Chad area named Ali Abdallah.
One of the security sources stated that “Leah was first married to Abdulrahman after she allegedly converted to Islam, and they have two children, all boys, that were named after two Boko Haram commanders that were killed.
“We don’t know what transpired, but Leah secured the divorce and married another commander, Ali Abdallah.”
The source disclosed that after her abduction, she was “trained” on how to administer some medical services to injured Boko Haram fighters and women.
It was gathered that one of the antics of terrorists in the North East is forcing their captives with expertise in some areas like medicine, nursing, engineering, and computers, among others, to train their members in such areas.
“She was ‘trained’ as a medical professional and now leads the ISWAP medical team in the northern part of the Lake Chad area,” the source said.
According to another source, “Ten days ago, Leah, her supposed husband, and other fighters were sighted at Dogon Chukwun Kangarwa.
“Her husband is a commander under ISWAP, but they are facing persecution from a Boko Haram commander loyal to Shekau, Malam Bakura.
“As of today, we got a report that a large contingent of ISWAP fighters has started migrating from the area through Guzamala Forest.
“They were sighted on the route of Cross-mosquito camp-Garin-giwa (where Zulum’s convoy was attacked) Munguno-Gajiram with a cache of dangerous arms,” he said.
