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Even After Escaping Boko Haram, Women Wrestle with Trauma

Even After Escaping Boko Haram, Women Wrestle with Trauma

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Armed Boko Haram militants kidnapped Murna Yusuf, then in her early 30s, in July 2021 as she rode on a bus from Kukar-Gadu, Yobe State, to Maiduguri, Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria. The terrorists found Yusuf’s worn Bible as they rifled through the passengers’ belongings. “They asked if I was a Christian,” she said. “I Read more... The post Even After Escaping Boko Haram, Women Wrestle with Trauma appeared first on Christianity Today.