{"id":5732,"date":"2026-04-12T09:58:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=5732"},"modified":"2026-04-12T09:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:58:28","slug":"i-have-killed-over-100-people-repentant-boko-haram-member-confesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/i-have-killed-over-100-people-repentant-boko-haram-member-confesses\/","title":{"rendered":"I have killed over 100 people \u2013 Repentant Boko Haram member Confesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A repentant member of Boko Haram has admitted to killing more than 100 people during his time with the insurgent group.<br \/><br \/>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.<br \/><br \/>In the video, the repentant Boko Haram while speaking through an interpreter, said he carried out numerous killings while operating in the bush.<br \/><br \/>\u201cI have killed over 100 people,\u201d he admitted.<br \/><br \/>He explained that he joined the group at a very young age and was forced by older members to take part in violent activities.<br \/><br \/>According to him, \u201cI started when I was about 10 years old. The elders gave instructions, and we followed them.\u201d<br \/><br \/>The former fighter said most of the killings happened in remote areas.<br \/><br \/>He added that members of the group were often ordered to attack villages.<br \/><br \/>He also revealed that women captured during attacks were not always killed but were forced into marriage with fighters.<br \/><br \/>\u201cIf they capture women, they marry them, because there are few women in the camp,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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