terrorist sect Boko Haram has said that the group has
nothing to do with Islamic teachings.
He said the group's motives were not to appear noble or
pious but that they were interested solely in looting and
murder.
The alleged terrorist, identified as Bukar Modu, also said
that the group comprised of foreign nationals from
neighbouring Chad, Niger Republic and Cameroun.
Nigerian Eye reports:
Modu, 22, according to security agents, was arrested on
October 6 in the heat of the sect's early morning attack on
Muslim worshippers in Damboa, Borno state.
He said religion has little to do with the Boko Haram
insurgency and his leaders "had never once preached Islam
to us."
He said the name of Allah was invoked only when "we are
running out of food supply in the bush. Our leaders will
assemble us and declare that we would be embarking on a
mission for God and Islam.
"I did not see any act of religion in there. We are just
killing people, stealing and suffering in the bush," he
added.
The sect has been blamed for the killings of hundreds of
civilians, mainly Muslims, in recent months.
He said of the operation that led to his capture: "We went
on a mission to attack people in Damboa on Oct. 6, a few
days to the last Sallah celebration.
"We shot many people but I was also shot in the leg
during the operation; I later became unconscious.
`My people took me away at the end of the operation but
they decided to dump me in a nearby bush because they
thought I was dead.
"I regained consciousness in the morning before I was
apprehended by security agents, who provided food for me
and took care of my bullet wounds," he said.
Modu said that he was recruited into the sect about a year
ago by his cousin who "used to keep his gun in our
compound in Maiduguri."
He added: "One day, he said that he was not comfortable
with me being outside the sect because I knew all his
secrets.
"He gave me two options: to either join the sect or be
killed. So, I had no other option than to join the sect."
Modu said that he was given an "express training" on the
handling of AK 47 rifle as soon as he joined the sect and
"We were always given orders to attack individuals
without questioning until we finally relocated to Marte in
Marte Local Government Area of Borno during the middle
of this year.
Modu said that his group comprised about 150 militants,
who took refuge in a nearby bush after the military
invasion of Marte camp.
"We were kept in the bush by our commanders;
sometimes, we survived on filthy water because we did
not have access to safe water and we barely had something
to eat."
Modu said that many of the "foot soldiers" of the Boko
Haram sect who wanted to abscond could not do so
because of the fear of being caught and executed.
Modu said that many "foot soldiers", who tried to escape
at the camp, were summarily executed.
"Any time we carry out an attack in a place, we steal food,
drugs, money and everything we need.
"It is a terrible thing to be a member of the sect but many
foot soldiers like me cannot leave for fear of being killed."
His statement on the involvement of Chadian, Nigerien
and Camerounian extremists in the Boko Haram uprising
tallies with reports from politicians and survivors of
attacks, underlining threat to the country's unity.
Via: Ynaija
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