Usman said the suspect has since been handed over to the military intelligence for interrogation and prosecution.
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Neighbouring countries, including Cameroon, joined forces against the group past year, as its offensive spread beyond Nigeria’s borders.
“In the beginning Boko Haram militias arrived with guns or knives, killed and left”, said Mahamat Ahmat, head of security of the refugee camp Dar es Salam.
Suicide bombings – many by women and girls – are fast becoming Boko Haram’s preferred method of inflicting civilian casualties. “It was obvious the two suicide bombers were targeting the mosque”, a local source told AFP.
The statement, therefore, called for all hands to be on deck to defeat Boko Haram terrorists and rid the country of the menace of terrorism and insurgency.
Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Benin and Nigeria agreed to create the 8,700-strong force, but it’s yet to begin operations because of financing issues that were reported.
Chadian authorities have declared a state of emergency in the Lake Chadregion Monday following Boko Haram repeated attacks in the area, Hassan Syla Bakary, government spokesperson said.
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The arrest follows the army’s decision late last month to widely circulate photos of 100 of the most-wanted Boko Haram suspects, that move had started to “pay the desired dividends”, the army statement said. The group has waged a six-year campaign of terrorism and violence, killing thousands and displacing another two million in the process.
