Some of somali 16 missing youths spoke to the BBC

 

As we reported last month, 16 young Somalis who were said to be migrated to Europe, who came from various regions of Somalia, have been missing.

For the last time, they were leaving Tunisia on a boat bound for Italy. "Parents said"

So, two of those young people have finally ended their journey, after reaching the country in the continent of Europe, where they went through a very dangerous journey.

Jibril Mohamed and Mumtaas Abdi were among the 16 young people who were brought up.  The BBC caught up with them, reporting on their perilous journey.
Gabriel, Mumtaas and other young migrants

It has been four years since Gabriel arrived in Libya, leaving northern Somalia.  He said that he went on a long journey in search of the better life he had in the city.

Unfortunately, he fell into the hands of a group of extortionists who were holding other young Somalis.  There he spent three brutal years.

"He was in a barn (a room) for three years, and I was owed 14,500 dollars, and he did not send any money by his family," he told the BBC.

Gabriel's mother and father died when he was young. For some time he was in Magafa prison, he said that he was promoted to 'Auxiliary'.

"There is something to be said - the meaning of Somalis is that someone is chosen from among them and they are told that these people are responsible.  Call him on the phone or something like that," Jibril explained the work he had given him

While he was in charge of his friends who were in the same prison, he said that nine of the 18 people who were in the same place died.  She said that the reason for her death was due to poor health.

"They were old and they stayed in the camp.  Since they are eating white macaroni...salt is added.  When a person eats salt and sits, and does not see the sun, it swells," Jibril added.

Mumtas Abdi was one of the people in this prison, who became the reason for Jibril and four other Somali youths to get to know each other.

But before their meeting, Gabriel and the group he was leading escaped from prison.

"I used to take out the dishes to eat, and when I took out the dishes, the old man would stand at the door, and then he would give me a cigarette before closing the door.  As he was taking the cigarette out of his pocket, I grabbed the old man and threw him into the room," he said.

They beat him, stabbing him with spoons and knives, according to Gabriel.  That's how they escaped from prison.

"The last of us to die, we decided to break into the place and run." The boy said he was 15 years old from Borama city.

After their escape, he said they were captured by the Libyan army, who asked them where they escaped from.  The troops entered the camp and took out many prisoners, including Mumtaas.

"That day I went to the barangay with her. From that day on, we have been going together the same way until now.

Mumtaas lived with her mother and siblings in Hargeisa.  In the 11th grade, she said she dropped out of school and became an employee at a local soft drink company, but she felt she was not good enough for the job.

Jibril and Mumtaas said that on their trip to Tunisia they were accompanied by three other young people, but they got lost.  Later they said they heard that the boat they were on was missing.  I do not know where they ended up.  But they finally arrived in Austria where they are waiting to be accepted as refugees.

This girl wants to ensure her livelihood.  She hopes to become a doctor in the new country where she is waiting to be welcomed.