Iliya Gwaram, the father of one of the abducted Jangebe school girls, who himself had been in captivity, regained his freedom on Monday night.
Iliya, who was brought to Government House, Gusau around 9 p.m. on Monday, said he told his daughter not to show she knew him, while in the den of their abductors.
Mr. Gwaram, was rescued along with nine other victims, including nursing mothers and three toddlers.
He said: “I have been in captivity with these other people for more than three months when on that Friday morning, l saw the schoolgirls being brought into where we were camped by our abductors.
At first, l didn’t know who they were or where they were coming from, until l saw the face of my scared daughter looking at me”.
He added, “I quickly told some of the girls who were brought along with her and sat near me to tell my child not to show any indication that she even knew me”.
“The girls were brave enough and they kept up our little secret to the last day of their four days stay with us.
Mr. Gwaram said, he had never cried in the whole of his life like he cried the day the girls were taken back because he felt it would be the last time he would see his daughter.
“Fortunately and unknown to me, my daughter informed Governor Matawalle of our whereabouts and the poor health conditions we were subjected to which led to our freedom today as facilitated by the governor and his security people,” he said.
On whether money was given to secure their freedom, Mr. Gwaram said he did not know as all that mattered to them was to return to their homes.