I've slaughtered five persons -Boko Haram 'chief butcher'

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."