I slaughtered only five people – Boko Haram butcher

Zakari Mohammed Ardo, a Boko Haram Chief butcher has said that he killed “only five people” during his operation with his fellow sect members.
On Wednesday 6th August, 2014, Zakari was paraded before journalists at a police facility in Abuja. while responding to questions, he said it takes him two minutes to slay his victim that is given death sentence.
The suspect said he was the head of a five-man team of killer squad of the sect. According to him, the four other members hold the victim to the ground while he slices the throat.
The 30-year-old suspect, who spoke to journalists through an interpreter (he spoke in Kanuri), said he joined Boko Haram in 2012 and had been working with the sect until his arrest on July,12 by the police, along Darazo-Basrika Road, Bauchi while fleeing from Balmo Forest.
He has since been in police detention until news filtered in at the weekend that he had escaped.
Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer said the police authorities decided to parade the suspect to discredit news of his alleged escape.

Mba pleaded with the media to always exercise moderation in reporting of terrorist activities, because the issue was too sensitive for anyone to report without verifying the information with the appropriate security agencies.


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