One of the victims of Nigeria's mass schoolgirl abduction escaped by jumping from the truck that was driving her away and clinging to the branch of an overhanging tree, her relatives revealed on Wednesday.
Monday Yuguda, 16, seized her moment when the open-topped truck she was travelling in slowed to a crawl as it drove by night through dense forest .
With her Boko Haram captors unable to see her clearly, she stood up, grabbed a low-hanging branch and clung to it until the convoy had moved on to a safe distance. She then made her way back through the forest to the town of Chibok, where the attack took place, an uncle told The Telegraph.
"She was in a convoy of several vehicles, and two of those ahead of her own car got engine problems during the course of the night," said Dauda Iliya, 53. "That slowed them down, and as they were driving through the bush, it got slow enough for her grab a branch. It was something like out of the movies."
Details of Ms Yuguda's remarkable escape emerged as Nigerian police offered a 50 million naira ($300,000) reward to anyone who could give information leading to the rescue of the 276 girls still missing.
Watch video
Latest Stories
-
Connielove Dzodzegbe: The childless mother
1 hour -
Media houses must uphold high standards – Gyan Apenteng
2 hours -
Virginia university students walk out of graduation event
8 hours -
Energy Commission issued advisory on recent power interruptions in 2023
8 hours -
Ghana to lobby AU for intercontinental initiative on reparations – President
8 hours -
Dollarise Ghana’s economy to curb Cedi depreciation —Dr Kwakye suggests
9 hours -
Art Tech Institute launched to revolutionise jewelry education in Ghana
9 hours -
Mohammed Kudus’ solo strike against Freiburg wins West Ham Goal of the Season
10 hours -
MTN FA Cup: Nsoatreman beat Legon Cities to make first-ever final
10 hours -
MTN Ghana Foundation’s new maternity, NICU block brings joy to expectant and nursing mothers on Mother’s Day
12 hours -
Finance Minister urges GRA Customs Division to intensify revenue collection efforts
12 hours -
Work hard to exceed expectations – Finance Minister to Customs officials
13 hours -
World Bank and IMF can press Ghana to rethink ‘punitive’ LGBTQ law – CSOs, others
13 hours -
Ghana’s secondary education ranking misrepresented – MoE
13 hours -
Roads leading to Manhyia Palace to be blocked on Sunday
13 hours