A Fourteen year-old boy, Alaji, from kerenua,
who was forced to serve the terrorist Boko
Haram group, has narrated his experience after
being abducted by the group in an early
morning invasion, where security forces were
attacked and homes burnt.
Alaji explained in an interactive session that he
was adopted at gun point by two men on a
motorcycle and taken to a town where he saw
hundreds of fighters of the terrorist group.
“I was abducted at gun point by two men on a
motorcycle and taken to a town occupied by
the group. After a day, we moved to another
town, then another, that was how we kept on.
“There were lots of us, I saw hundreds of
fighters, there were also many captives, but all
of us including the captives, were set on groups
but not in one place within the camps,” he said.
Talking about the activities in the camp, Alaji
said that the females in the camp were morally
and sexually abused while the males were being
sent on errands.
“There were lots of women in the camps, they
raped and abused them.
“For boys like me, we run errands but everyone
knows the repercussion for disobedience, they
enforce discipline.
“they don’t let captives to mix freely,” he
stated, adding that this goes to show that the
jihad they claim to be waging was not true.
On part of their recruitment strategies, he
stressed that they were selected based on their
strengths.
“we were selected based on our strengths. they
put us in trucks and armoured personal
carriers.
“They gave the weaker ones gallons of petrol to
burn houses and buildings, and the stronger
ones bullets and guns. Our responsibility to
deliver this, is to fight on the battle fields during
attacks,” the fourteen year old stated.
Alaji, who was forcefully drafted by Boko
Haram, stressed on the biggest loss and the
most frightening battle he experienced with the
group.
“The biggest loss I witnessed with Boko Haram
was in Gamboru in the hands of the military.
The Leader was so furious that he shot and
killed two commanders right before us.
“The most frightening battle was the attack on
Baga. when the town was attacked, initially it
was difficult to break through,” Alaji said.
He also went on that the residents came after
them and they were left with no choice than to
retreat.
Alaji also said the residents were later
supported by the Multinational Joint Task Force
where they seized equipment and ammunition
from the terrorist group.
He said the group comprises of fighters from
Nigeria and other countries adding that some of
the foreign fighters insisted that the campaign
they waged in Nigeria be extended to their
countries.
Alaji later revealed that some unidentified
people do come at night to meet with the
leaders of the terrorist group.
“At night, we see a convoy of cars that include
armoured tanks, and then a green helicopter
will arrive. Those inside will then meet the top
commanders.
“Whenever we see the aircraft arrive then go,
then we know that the next day, a major attack
would be launched. But people like us are not
allowed to go near the leaders.
He further explained that he was able to escape
in the course of an attacked to be launched in
Mongolo.
“I was ordered to carry two fighters on
motorcycle to Mongolo where we arrived at
dawn. The first attack was on the military
barracks there.
“When residents of Mongolo were leaving, I
seized the opportunity and rode off with the
motorcycle and head to Maiduguri where I was
taken to my parents whom I lost contact with
since the day I was taken.
“Everybody thought I was dead or I had
formally joined the group,” Alaji said.

Source: www.channelstv.com/2015/02/16/boko-harams-jihad-is-false-escapee/