I ESCAPED FORCEFUL RECRUITEMENT BY BOKOHARAM - Student
I
ESCAPED FORCEFUL RECRUITEMENT BY BOKOHARAM - Student
A 200l political
science student of University of Maiduguri (name withheld) explained how he was
almost forcefully recruited by the dreaded boko haram terrorist group in
Maiduguri.
He noted that, many are
being forcefully recruited on a daily basis and he urged military authorities
to as a matter of urgency, prevent such recruitment, adding that it would
ensure a quicker end to the terrorist activities.
According to him, ‘’before
my encounter with bokoharam group in that encounter, I have heard about how
they usually capture people and either recruit them forcefully or kill them out-rightly, but on this very day, I was sitting with some of people in the area
and suddenly, some young men about 5 came besides us’’.
‘’We didn’t suspect
anything at first, they were like the normal people you see everyday. We were
just sitting there chating, but few minutes later, one of them came more closer
and greeted us, saying he has come for peace. Before we knew what was happening,
the remaining four (4) also joined him and one opened his shirt, we saw bullets
and other things we don’t even know about ‘’.
He added that, as soon
as he saw this, he didn’t mind what would happen afterward, he instantly took
off and others follow suite, but it seems someone was grabbed from among people
sitting he explained.
The escapee stated
that, they later learned that those people who tried to kidnap them were boko
haram members and came in larger numbers, but they packed their cars somewhere
else to avoid being suspected.
He commended the
Civilian JTF who came on time and was able to save some of the people captured
and killed 2 of the sect members before they ran away.
According to him, this
is how boko haram have been going around the state kidnapping and forcefully
recruiting innocent Nigerians into their fold.
While commending the
military for its efforts in containing the sects activities, he noted that, the
most disturbing part of the story is that if they kidnap people in such manner,
the sect quickly transport them to an unknown location and inject them with all
sort of things, adding that after some times, these victims are the people you
see with guns killing for bokoharam.
In his opinion, some of
these people being killed are these victims of forceful recruitment by the
dreaded sect.
He advised that, the
war may likely continue if the military authorities didn’t prevent bokoharam
from having such opportunity, urging them to locate the sects base for total
destruction. ‘END.
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