A former member of Boko Haram undergoing rehabilitation has admitted to participating in the killing of more than 100 people, shedding fresh light on the scale of atrocities carried out by the insurgent group.
The confession was captured in a video circulating on social media platform X, where the ex-fighter spoke through an interpreter during an interaction with a foreign content creator at a rehabilitation facility housing repentant insurgents.
In the footage, the individual openly acknowledged his involvement in multiple killings while operating in forested enclaves controlled by the group.
“I have killed over 100 people,” he declared.
The repentant insurgent disclosed that he was recruited into the group at a very young age, claiming he was compelled by senior members to take part in violent operations.
According to him, he joined the group at about the age of 10 and was subsequently indoctrinated and directed to carry out attacks without question.
He explained that many of the assaults targeted remote communities, where fighters were routinely instructed to raid villages.
The ex-member further revealed that women abducted during such attacks were often forced into marriages with fighters, citing a shortage of women within the camps as justification given by the group.
The development highlights ongoing concerns about child recruitment, forced participation in violence, and human rights abuses linked to insurgent activities in the North-East, even as rehabilitation programmes continue for surrendered fighters.