Leah Sharibu is the lone Christian who was among the one hundred and ten schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in February 2018. They were kidnapped from the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi located in Bulabulin, Yunusari Local Government area of Yobe State, in the northeast part of Nigeria.
The federal government of Nigeria deployed the Nigeria Air Force in search of the innocent schoolgirls after five of they were killed on the same day of the kidnapping. On March 2018, the Boko Haram released all the remaining schoolgirls except Leah Sharibu the lone Christian. Leah Sharibu refusal to accept the Islamic religion by renouncing Christianity caused her to remain in captivity.
Leah Sharibu Pregnancy
Leah Sharibu was reported to have been pregnant. According to Rev Para-Mallam, Leah Sharibu remained in captivity in her refusal to accept being a Muslim so any news that she has accepted and even pregnant would mean she was forced to bed and to convert.
Leah Sharibu Baby
On January 2020, it was widely reported that Leah Sharibu had given birth to a baby boy after being forcefully converted to Islam and married off to a Boko Haram commander. Her father, Nathan Sharibu dismissed the report saying that he would not want to hear such news. However, a Nigerian journalist Sakilda Ahmad revealed that Leah Sharibu has indeed given birth to a boy and converted into Islamic Religion.
Leah Sharibu Release By Boko Haram
Despite all the news about her accepting to be a Muslim, Leah Sharibu is still in captivity in the hands of the Boko Haram. One of five aid workers who were also kidnapped and released by the Islamic State West African Province faction of Boko Haram on 15 January has said that Leah Sharibu, is still alive and doing well. Rebecca Sharibu, Leah Sharibu’s mother has pledged to accept Boko Haram as her in-law should her daughter be released as a wife to their commander.