A rehabilitated Boko Haram member has confessed to taking part in the killing of over 100 people during his years with the insurgent group, offering disturbing insight into its operations and recruitment methods.
The disclosure emerged in a video making rounds on social media platform X, where the former fighter, speaking through an interpreter, recounted his experiences during an encounter with a foreign vlogger at a rehabilitation centre for surrendered insurgents.
In the recording, he admitted to carrying out numerous executions while operating in remote hideouts.
“I have killed more than 100 people,” he stated.
The ex-insurgent revealed that he was drawn into the group at a tender age, saying he joined at about 10 and was subsequently compelled by senior members to engage in violent missions.
He explained that obedience to orders was enforced, with young recruits often deployed to attack rural settlements.
He further disclosed that many of the assaults were carried out in isolated communities, where fighters were directed to raid villages and unleash violence on residents.
The former combatant also spoke on the fate of abducted women, noting that they were frequently forced into marriages with fighters due to the limited number of women within the camps.
The revelation underscores the continued impact of forced recruitment and systemic violence within insurgent ranks, even as authorities sustain efforts to rehabilitate and reintegrate surrendered fighters in the North-East.
