Yahuza Mohammad, a 22-year-old
amputee, has narrated how he survived two separate bomb attacks by Boko Haram
suicide bombers in the Muna Garage area of Maiduguri, Borno State.
Mohammed, who now moves around on
crutches, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incidents occurred between
2017 and 2018.
Recounting his ordeal, Mohammed
said the attack on March 26, 2017, changed his life when he was hit on the
right leg by the shrapnel of the Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs), detonated
by a teenage female suicide bomber.
He narrated that his leg was
badly damaged in the explosion which killed three persons and 17 others at Muna
area of the metropolis.
“Suspicious of her move, one of
my colleague stopped to interrogate her not noticing that she was concealing an
IED on her chest. Consequently, she detonated the explosive.
“I only woke and saw myself in
the hospital with my left leg amputated.
“The same scenario repeated
itself when another bomber attacked us while we were resting outside due to the
intensive heat.
“I could still visualise how my
friend Hudu, was questioning the girl when I heard a thunderous sound. I was
lucky that I was laying down flat when she detonated the explosive, killing my
three friends and injuring 45 others,” he said.
He vowed to continue defending
his community despite his disability.
“What we are lacking is support.
We are left to protect ourselves with bare hands. I normally go to the market
to buy some commodities to sell in the community which enabled me to go round
as part of my patrol strategy,” he said.
Mohammad who dropped out of
school appealed to the government to support him and other youth who
volunteered to protect their communities, to return back to school.
He also appealed to the state
government to deploy more armed personnel to complement efforts of volunteers
to protect communities across the state.
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