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A repentant member of Boko Haram has admitted to killing more than 100 people during his time with the insurgent group.
This revelation was contained in a video shared on X, where the former fighter spoke during an interaction with a foreign vlogger at a rehabilitation camp with other Boko Haram repentants.
In the video, the repentant Boko Haram while speaking through an interpreter, said he carried out numerous killings while operating in the bush.
“I have killed over 100 people,” he admitted.
He explained that he joined the group at a very young age and was forced by older members to take part in violent activities.
According to him, “I started when I was about 10 years old. The elders gave instructions, and we followed them.”
The former fighter said most of the killings happened in remote areas.
He added that members of the group were often ordered to attack villages.
He also revealed that women captured during attacks were not always killed but were forced into marriage with fighters.
“If they capture women, they marry them, because there are few women in the camp,” he said.
