A Boko Haram suspect, tied to a tree during an intense interrogation, makes repeated claims about who is behind his group.
Speaking in Hausa mixed with Nigerian Pidgin, the suspect says they are working for a senior military figure in Abuja, whom he calls “Manga Manga” and “Baban soja” (meaning “big soldier”).
He claims, “My oga dey work for that big soldier for Abuja,” insisting that the operation is linked to that high-ranking figure.
He further states that his boss’s family is with the same officer in Abuja and claims he can take the soldiers to him, but only if he is untied first. The suspect says, in essence, that he will “show everything” once he is released from the tree.
Despite pressure from the soldiers to speak immediately, he repeats this condition and withholds further details.
When asked about weapons, the suspect denies having a rifle, saying he does not own one.
