Amina, 14, was Hanapped ties under instructions oF a weahy man Who defied Ner repeated oy days: Sho arate her expenonee to Dann Oko twas a beaulful sunny morning in February. | had fishes my domsstccheres and since twas during school hokays, | \was plannig to.ge and play wih ry eousin inthe neighbauthaod. Bul nothing prepared mfr wha alowed. As Slepbed ino a muy and busy seein Easligh, Nareby, fou young men eanonted, grabbed, and bandolded me | donot quto romomber but | beseve they pushod moto te fourth floor ofthe bung. Then they njcted me with someting on ih eam. and passod out Wen |Tegained conscusnoss, | was Mindo\ded but g woman eame in and Femoved my bn oI iscovered that was na nami oestion, uve ile leat was in Sout C, NawOb For tree days. |was locked up inthe room and supplied with food, wale, and @ bucket o reeve mse. On the fourth fay te two women dragged mete aman room He never spoke much nl only sad he woud be my husband: Saved by police wns confused. A husband? But monly Al protested. Bt he man soon lt He ttre late a igh, and dail me Until moming, The pain was excruciating | never fell anything Ike efor. Inthe morning | could nat walk: But he id Hs fevery night ora whole ment, ater leamt he was very rien businessman from a rich Somal family and alvays had his way. At one point, the two ‘yung women -I sit dost know they were hs tes or sisters even Sympatised wih me. Delleve any ef hem ‘ould have helped me escape but they were eaualy scared. Then on etemoon pote ave. | dd not see them fbscause Iwas locked up nthe mans oom, but | could tal fom ther woes and questions “The palce left ater a while, | imagined they questioned the two women. Luckiy, the pice came lator in he ight jst tout the same tma a man ares He wa avosted and was escued. Ae ecardng a sateen Was Tstwd 1 hospital for check up and raamant spent several wack hosp, “The events were raumtiing for me. te, I was shocked when | heard the man had been released from police custody inunclea ereumsionces But that wore shocking, Pen what happened nex wos completely unbelevable He orange {forme o be hinapped again. The same dara of thugs used the fs ime came forme again this time ight my srandmamers house They were surpsingly bela rd ox et even Bindld or crug me. Tey Used eats silence me “They told me the man had vowed to use everything in his power to have me. They took me t Panganiin Neto. | was tha sccond imo icky because pola rescued me again The man vas, agan aos but oleases en bal the same day ‘Alt thal, he aporeaches my gtandmather wath sha ron fo Grp fhe case tnaugh Maslaa a adonal way of reson ‘Asputes. Howover sho refused andthe man kept heaienng Ne would estoy ou tay ‘Tho caso is yt to be rescved and my I is rune. | can no longr goto school, Instead, goto see a psychi twee mes a wook because am sul taumaised “Te name has been changed to canceol ently