The victim, whose name is being withheld for
security purpose, is currently recuperating with seven other victims in Adeoyo
Hospital, Ibadan.
No fewer than 20 decomposing bodies were
discovered in the forest on Saturday, while about 23 others were rescued alive.
They were taken to different hospitals in the
city, with eight of them – four men and four women – in Adeoyo Hospital.
The woman, who was still weak from her
experience, told PUNCH Metro that she knew she left her home in
September and since then could not remember anything until Saturday when she
was rescued.
She said, “I remember that I left my home in
Okebola and was going to Challenge. I entered a taxi and that is the only thing
I can remember until police rescued us yesterday (Saturday).”
When asked whether she did not see her captors
killing people and selling their parts, she said, “I think such thing happened,
but it did not really register because my mind was blank.
“I can recollect seeing people falling down, I
can remember that some were taken away and they never returned, but really, it
did not mean anything to me until Saturday. It was as if I woke up from a
slumber.”
At this point, the victim countenance changed as
if she went into a trance. Many questions asked by our correspondent went
unanswered.
PUNCN Metro also observed that other
victims were yet to regain their full strength.
They muttered words that were disjointed, but the
nurses said they would regain full mental and physical ability.
They said two days of treatment was not enough to
cure them completely, having been chained and maltreated for a long time.
No doctor was around to attend to our
correspondent, but it was gathered that two of the victims were able to give
their names.
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