The self-styled ‘Chief Butcher’ of Boko Haram, Mohammed
Zakari, said he has slaughtered five persons since he joined the deadly sect in
2012.
The Police however alleged that he had participated in the
slaughter of seven people, including women and children.
Looking unkempt with tangled beard, Zakari, 30, said it
took him two minutes to slaughter a person while the duty of other members of
his gang was to tie their victims.
The terror suspect who said this in an interview with
newsmen at a Police detention facility in Abuja on Wednesday, confessed that he
belonged to a five-man gang which specialised in “slaughtering human beings
whenever we get one.”
The suspect, who spoke through an interpreter, named
other members of the slaughtering team to include, Hassan, Garba, Mohammed
and Isa all of whom are still at large.
He said, “My real name is Mohammed Zakari, I am also
known as Hardu. I am 30 years old, I hail from Bauchi.
“My duty is to slaughter human beings; the duty of the
others is to tie the victims whenever we get one.
“I have slaughtered five persons, it takes me only two
minute to slaughter a victim after being tied by other members of the gang.”
The Police said Zakari who was arrested while fleeing
Balmo Forest in Bauchi State, on July 12, 2014, was still undergoing
interrogation and providing information that could assist investigators in
their efforts to arrest other operatives of the deadly sect.
Zakari was shown to select journalists by the Police Public
Relations Officer, Frank Mba, following a media report that he might have
escaped from custody.
Mba said, “For the past few days, there has been very
strong rumour that the suspect, Zakari, had escaped from custody.
“It is primarily in response to that, that we have
decided to bring the suspect out to interact with you, newsmen.
“This is in the best culture of transparency of policing
operations; you have seen him for yourselves.
“There is no gainsaying now that the suspect who has been
alleged to have escaped is in our facility.”
Source: Punch
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