Moses Oyeleke, a pastor with the Living Faith Church Worldwide (aka Winners\u2019 Chapel) in Maiduguri, Borno state, has spoken on his ordeal with Boko Haram.<\/p>\n
Oyeleke and his assistant, Abraham Amuta, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, were seized along Chibok road, on March 13, 2019.<\/p>\n
They were on a church committee established to distribute relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).<\/p>\n
Oyeleke, on Monday, told reporters at the office of Usman Kadafur, Borno deputy governor that Boko Haram tried to convert him to Islam.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were on our way to Chibok when they caught us and took us to Yale; from there, they took a detour and finally took us to Sambisa\u201d, The Cable quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the two of us, myself and my brother, who were not released. They have promised us that when they finish discussions, they\u2019ll release them in December; himself and the elder sister of this girl I was released with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very happy today that we have been rescued because where we are coming from, we have come from a place of darkness to light; that is why my heart is filled with joy because I have seen my family, friends, and associates.<\/p>\n
\u201cI stayed peacefully with them for up to seven months. Many times they have requested me to convert to Islam, their preachers had preached to me a lot of times but you know when you have wisdom, you relate with people in a way that would not lead to quarrel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they come to preach, I pay attention to everything they said and when they asked me questions about things that I know will cause problems if I respond, I always tell them I don\u2019t know so that I don\u2019t say things that would offend them\u201d, the cleric recounted.<\/p>\n
His release was reportedly facilitated by the Borno government and two non-governmental organisations \u2013 Kalthum Foundation for Peace, and Initiative for Peace Building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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