{"id":20540,"date":"2024-11-19T10:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T10:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoorsuk.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=20540"},"modified":"2024-11-19T11:36:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T11:36:41","slug":"alice-loskha-escapes-captivity","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/wwl.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/blog\/news\/latest-news\/alice-loskha-escapes-captivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Loksha escapes captivity after six years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/wwl.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/18.11.24-NigeriaArtboard-1.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Nigerian woman\" class=\"wp-image-20541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwl.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/18.11.24-NigeriaArtboard-1.jpg 930w, https:\/\/wwl.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/18.11.24-NigeriaArtboard-1-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwl.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/18.11.24-NigeriaArtboard-1-768x329.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Praise God for Alice&#8217;s release, and pray for her reuniting with community and family <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been six and a half years since Alice Loksha was abducted by Islamic militants Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). She had dedicated her life to helping others, working as a nurse with UNICEF in a displacement camp of 60,000 people in north east Nigeria. In the eyes of the extremist group, that meant she was a target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 1 March 2018, Alice was taken in a violent attack, along with Saifura Khorsa and Hauwa Liman, Nigerian midwives who worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Saifura and Hauwa were killed. The Islamic militants released a video saying that, because the two women were Muslims, they \u2018should have known the consequences of working for international agencies,\u2019 reports <a href=\"https:\/\/businessday.ng\/news\/article\/abducted-unicef-nurse-loksha-escapes-captivity-after-six-years\/\">Business Day Nigeria<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alice is a Christian, and the militants\u2019 video explains that that is why she was spared murder. Her treatment was still brutal, though. Alice was forced into \u2018marriage\u2019 twice, with two different ISWAP commanders. In Alice&#8217;s first forced marriage, she gave birth to a son called Mohammad, who escaped alongside his mother. After this first \u2018husband\u2019 was killed in a gunfight with Nigerian troops in 2021, Alice was forcibly married again. When Alice was taken in 2018, she was married and already a mother of two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Courageous escape<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alice Loksha managed to escape on 24 October 2024, and encountered Nigerian troops on 29 October. A joint task force is in operation, to locate and rescue people who have been abducted by jihadist groups \u2013 a threat that is escalating in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alice\u2019s escape is an answer to long-prayed prayers, and a testament to her resilient courage. Her future is complicated, though. A UN source shares: &#8220;We have a delicate situation in our hands because her husband had remarried after her kidnap, thinking she was already dead, and now here she is with another man\u2019s child.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pray against stigma<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UN source adds they are worried about the stigma Loksha and her son would face upon returning to her family and community. An Open Doors field partner and trauma care worker says, &#8220;We sadly see many stories such as Alice&#8217;s. There is a lot of shame and stigma around Christian women who were kidnapped and forced into marriage. When they finally escape or are released with their children, they do not just return to their previous lives. Not only do they sometimes face rejection from their husbands, but often their wider communities.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"pull-left-wrapper \">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;We sadly see many stories such as Alice&#8217;s.&#8221;<\/p> <cite>Open Doors partner<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Alice and her children will need ongoing emotional, physical and spiritual support if she is to be integrated back into society.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At one point, a few years ago, Alice Loksha was being held captive in the same location as Leah Sharibu. Many Open Doors supporters have faithfully prayer for Leah since she was kidnapped \u2013 only a couple of weeks before Alice was taken. She was a schoolgirl and refused to renounce her faith in Jesus, and so was kept captive when the other schoolgirls were released. There has been no recent news of her, sadly, and her family still encourage supporters to keep praying for her release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian UNICEF nurse Alice Loksha escapes Islamic militants after six years in captivity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":20541,"parent":8268,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[132],"class_list":["post-20540","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-nigeria"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alice Loksha escapes captivity after six years - Open Doors Ireland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Christian UNICEF nurse Alice Loksha and her son escape Islamic militants after six years in captivity in 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