Victims Eating Grass And Insects To Survive

Displaced victims of terrorism in the North-East have resorted to eating grass and insects in order to survive, reports say.

The Catholic Church in Maiduguri has stated that over 90,000 of its members had been forced out of their homes and many have had to bury children who died of starvation.

This was disclosed via a press statement by Director of Information of the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, Rev. Fr. Gideon Obasogie who said on Sunday, October 26:

 “A good number of those trapped around the Cameroonian borders are gradually finding their way into Maiduguri. Counting their ordeals, some will tell you how they fed on grass and insects. A group from Pulka community alone buried over 80 children, who took ill in the bush and died.”

“As a church, we are really going through a severe moment of persecution. Our ecclesiastical circumscription has faced a sharp disintegration. For now, situation is still as before. No improvements whatsoever since our people are still displaced and have no much hope of getting home.”

Obasogie also added that many Catholics in the area are still searching for their loved ones who have gone missing as a result of terrorist attacks.

The church had earlier raised an alarm about the activities of Boko Haram saying that the sect had taken control of over 25 communities in Adamawa and Borno.