 Dozens of suspected Boko Haram militants in Magumeri forest, Borno state, north east Nigeria, have turned to human eaters after being stranded for days without food or water.
| It's starting to look like it goes with the religion... |
| With the region, as well. Remember Idi Amin Dada's culinary propensities? |
| He was civilized. He still used a fork... |
| He ate at his own dining table. These vicious idiots have got themselves lost in the woods. They probably don't use their finger bowls, either. |
Magumeri forest is about 150 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital.
The incredible story was related by Malam Momodu Bukar, who claimed to be part of the insurgency group.
| "Yeah I wuz. Not no more." |
He 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.
| "Hokay! Looks like Malam has drawn the short straw!" |
"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 militant was captured by a Youth Vigilante Group, popularly known as the civilian JTF at Baga Road motor park, Maiduguri, on Friday.
"Stick 'em up!"
"They're already up! I surrender!" |
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.
"Hey! I left my spare socks back there!"
"Forget the socks! Just keep runnin'!" |
"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.
| Before or after Shekau was killed? |
"We have been lost wandering in the forest. We have exhausted our food and water supply, and so, everybody became hungry," Bukar said.
| And no Mickey-D's in a national forest, either... |
| No snakes. No lizards. No rodents or any other mammals. No birds of any sort. No large insects. No edible plants. No streams. No fish... |
He also said that they lost contact with Shekau due to the closure of GSM services by the Defence Headquarters.
| Ahah. Neither before nor after, but during. |
"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.
"Mmmm! I get the toes!"
"Who the hell eats toes?" |
"The meat provided meal for the combatant for just two days
| "Ummm... You got any of those toes left?" |
and another person was killed in the same manner
| "Aaaiiieee! I am undone!" |
on Wednesday. So, it became certain that I might be the next person since I am also useless a non combatant member."
| You weren't useless, you were medium-rare... |
Bukar said he escaped after volunteering to help search for drinking water for the group in a nearby village.
| "Hey! Where'd our dinner go?" |
"I left the camp on Thursday evening after agreeing to fetch water from the village. After leaving the camp, I started running
| "Sockless feet, don't fail me now!" |
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.
-"You goin' to Maiduguri?"
"Yeah."
"Can I come, too? I got five bucks, almost!"
"That ain't much money."
"I got more comin' from Sani Abacha's kid. I'll give you a million when I get it!"
"Sounds good. Hop in." |
Bukar said that he was apprehended immediately he arrived at the motor park in Maiduguri by the youth vigilante group.
"Maiduguri! Safe at last!"
"Stick 'em up!"
"[VROOM!] Don't forget my million, kid!" |
Commenting, an official of the vigilante group, Mallam Ajid Asheik, said the suspect would be handed to the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) for investigation. |