The freed victims. Credit: Isah Ojo
The Chairman of Gwoza local government area of Borno state, Abba Timta, has confirmed the receipt of the sum of eight million naira and food items donated by the state government for onward distribution to the 360 captives that were recently released by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
PUNCH Online had reported that about 360 victims were among the 416 residents, mostly women and children, abducted during a terrorist attack on Ngoshe, Gwoza Local Government Area, on March 4, 2026.
The Chairman, while addressing the victims shortly after a visit by the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Monday in Pulka, in a three-minute, 22-second video obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday, said each of the victims will receive 21,000 naira.
He, however, said the donated food items may be insufficient, while urging the victims to adopt a barter system among themselves.
