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Dozens of suspected Boko Haram militants in Magumeri forest, located about 150 kilometres from Maiduguri, Borno, have turned to human eaters after being stranded for days without food or water.
The group had been in the forest since May, after being ousted from Marte by the Joint Task Force after the declaration of a state of emergency in Borno. They had lost contact with the sect leader Shekau due to the closure of GSM services by the Defence Headquarters.
A suspected member of the militant group, Mallam Momodu Bukar, was apprehended by a youth vigilante group known as the civilian JTF yesterday.
Today, Bukar told newsmen that he fled the camp at the forest on Thursday when it became obvious that he was going to be eaten.
“I thank God that I escaped because I would have been slaughtered by now to provide meal for my colleagues at the camp,” Bukar said.
“Our group, consisting of about 300 well armed combatants, headed for Magumeri on the orders of the sect leader, Abubakar Shekau, shortly before the military took over Marte Camp.”
“We have been wandering in the forest. We+ have exhausted our food and water supply, and so, everybody became hungry,”
“It all started last Monday when three of the combatants in camp died of acute hunger, and it became obvious that all of us will die if action was not taken.”
“The leader of the group, Abu Omar, directed that a non combatant member be slaughtered to provide meal for the rest.”
“The meat provided meal for the combatant for just two days and another person was killed in the same manner on Wednesday”.
“So, it became certain that I might be the next person since I am also a non combatant member.”
“I left the camp on Thursday evening after agreeing to fetch water from the village.”
“After leaving the camp, I started running until I arrived at Magumeri town, so, I slept in the motor park before boarding a vehicle to Maiduguri with the little money on me.” he said.
He said he was apprehended on arrival at the park.
An official of the vigilante group, Mallam Ajid Asheik, said the suspect would be handed to the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) for investigation.
The group had been in the forest since May, after being ousted from Marte by the Joint Task Force after the declaration of a state of emergency in Borno. They had lost contact with the sect leader Shekau due to the closure of GSM services by the Defence Headquarters.
A suspected member of the militant group, Mallam Momodu Bukar, was apprehended by a youth vigilante group known as the civilian JTF yesterday.
Today, Bukar told newsmen that he fled the camp at the forest on Thursday when it became obvious that he was going to be eaten.
“I thank God that I escaped because I would have been slaughtered by now to provide meal for my colleagues at the camp,” Bukar said.
“Our group, consisting of about 300 well armed combatants, headed for Magumeri on the orders of the sect leader, Abubakar Shekau, shortly before the military took over Marte Camp.”
“We have been wandering in the forest. We+ have exhausted our food and water supply, and so, everybody became hungry,”
“It all started last Monday when three of the combatants in camp died of acute hunger, and it became obvious that all of us will die if action was not taken.”
“The leader of the group, Abu Omar, directed that a non combatant member be slaughtered to provide meal for the rest.”
“The meat provided meal for the combatant for just two days and another person was killed in the same manner on Wednesday”.
“So, it became certain that I might be the next person since I am also a non combatant member.”
“I left the camp on Thursday evening after agreeing to fetch water from the village.”
“After leaving the camp, I started running until I arrived at Magumeri town, so, I slept in the motor park before boarding a vehicle to Maiduguri with the little money on me.” he said.
He said he was apprehended on arrival at the park.
An official of the vigilante group, Mallam Ajid Asheik, said the suspect would be handed to the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) for investigation.
