Kidnapping and Forced Marriage Worldwide -- From Barnabas Aid
USA / AGILITYPR.NEWS / March 30, 2021 / Three years ago, then-14-year-old Leah Sharibu was one of 110 girls kidnapped from her school in Nigeria by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The other 109 girls were released a month later, but Leah remains in captivity. The reason? She was the only Christian among the captives, and she resolutely refused to deny her faith.
According to sources, her captors gave her over to a Boko Haram commander, who "married" her and has fathered two children with her, the second being born late in 2020. The abduction, rape and forced betrothal of young Christian girls like Leah is considered part of the spoils of holy war. Girls forced into marriage under such conditions are considered to have converted.
Leah Sharibu
The linked article below, posted by Barnabas Aid (known as Barnabas Fund outside the U.S.) gives more detail concerning Leah's ongoing horrific ordeal:
Kidnappings and forced marriages of young Christian girls are also commonplace in Pakistan, as Barnabas Aid has reported on in recent months:
Barnabas Aid is helping expose the dark reality of worldwide persecution of Christian girls through kidnapping, sexual and other abuse, and forced marriage and the resulting forced conversion. Browse our news posts, find out about the projects we sponsor, or learn more about Barnabas Aid in general, by visiting www.barnabasaid.org.
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