Deborah Peter, 15, recounted how the Nigerian Islamist group had butchered her father and brother as Congress mulls find out how to counter the group that has kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls
Deborah Peter, a 15 yr-outdated Nigerian, has a horrible story.
Peter recounted her story before the media on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as Congress debates the best way to counter the radical Islamist group behind last month’s kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Peter’s dwelling city. She held up a paper signal studying “#BringBackMySisters” for video cameras and photographers. She then attended a House panel committee to debate the rising risk of Boko Haram, together with Department of Defense and Secretary of State officers summoned as witnesses.
“I decided to tell the world my story when the Chibok girls were taken because everyone needs to know how horrible Boko Haram is,” said Peter in her statement. “They kill innocent people who never hurt them. I want the world to understand what happened to me. I hope the kidnapped Chibok girls will take courage from my story, and know more of what God says, and know what it means to stand strong in the face of bad people.”
After giving her opening statement, Peter was asked to describe how she felt about Boko Haram after all she had been through. “It’s a hard question; I think they’re bad,” she said, before adding “I can’t judge them.”
Later, TIME asked her why. “The Bible said do not judge,” she replied.
How Boko Haram butchered my father, brothers - 15-year-old girl
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