Chibok, Nigeria and the Stockholm Syndrome
By Debo Popoola on August 25, 2014 1 IT has been over 100 days since the forceful abduction of over 200 girls from their sleeping beds inside their school premises at Chibok in Borno State. Since then not much has been heard from them save the video that was released by their abductors, the boko haram sect. One hundred days is a long time for a human being to adapt to a new environment and lifestyle. I wonder what those innocent girls might have gone through in the hands of the boko haram members, but more importantly, what really is their mood or psyche presently? The Stockholm syndrome emanated after the hostage situation in Stockholm, Sweden some time ago. Over a period of time the captor and the captive soon develop a bond whereby there seems to be a certain level of comfort for the captives and in extreme cases, the captive even falls in love with their captor(s). This may seem too theoretical to be true in this case but...
