Twenty-year-old Ayuba* ran for his life. The next morning, returning to his home in northeast Nigeria, he saw three bodies on the ground. One was his father. “I dropped to my knees and prayed,” said Ayuba.

For 54 days, Mary* was held captive by extremist Fulani militants in northwest Nigeria. She was raped, repeatedly. Mocked for her faith. Forced to cook for her captors while she had only animal food to eat.