This as gotten way beyond imagination, as it as been revealed that Nigerias most wanted terrorist group 'Boko Haram, now eat humans to survive in hide out.
Dozens of suspected Boko Haram militants in Magumeri forest, Borno, have
turned to human eaters after being stranded for days without food or
water.
Magumeri forest is about 150 kilometres from Maiduguri,
the state capital. Mallam Momodu Bukar, a suspected militant, told
newsmen on Saturday in Maiduguri that he fled the camp at the forest on
Thursday when it became obvious that he was going to be eaten. How?
“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.
The
suspected militant was captured by a Youth Vigilante Group, popularly
known as the civilian JTF at Baga Road motor park, Maiduguri, on
Friday.. He said the militants had been in the forest since May, when
they were dislodged from Marte, Marte Local
Government Area, by the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore
Order (ORO) after the declaration of the State of Emergency.
“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,” Bukar said.
He also said that they lost contact with Shekau due to the closure of GSM services by the Defence Headquarters.
“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.”
Bukar said he escaped after volunteering to help search for drinking water for the group in a nearby village.
“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.
Bukar said that he was apprehended immediately he arrived at the motor park in Maiduguri by the youth vigilante group.
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