N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP)
Chad's chief prosecutor says
that security forces have arrested one of the leaders of the Nigerian
extremist group Boko Haram.
Prosecutor Alhassim Khamis said in a statement Monday
that Bahna Fanaye, whose alias is Mahamat Moustapha, was apprehended
Sunday, along with two others. He said Fanaye coordinated the
trafficking of weapons between Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad for the
radical Islamic network.
Khamis said forces seized various weapons,
communication materials, documents and more than 50 SIM cards from
Fanaye's home. He said a man described as the financier of the group was
also arrested in another operation.
Khamis says that security forces have now detained 74 suspects.
Chad has been a major military ally with Nigeria in the
fight against Boko Haram, which has publicly threatened the Chadian
president with retaliation.
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