She said she lost the pregnancy due to stress she and others endured in captivity.
Fatima, however, said the bandits never knew she was pregnant, though they constantly asked who among the female students was pregnant.
She said she hid her condition for fear that they may harm her.
“I was scared because anytime some of us say we are ill, they will imply that they will just ‘finish’ the person. So I felt knowing my condition, they may decide to harm me.”
“I relied on my fellow female students to help me during the period. We all helped one another even during the monthly cycle, we would tear out our wrappers to help one another,” she said.