Chad Military Nabs Top Boko Haram Kingpin In N'Djamena

 

A Chadian Public Prosecutor, Alghassim Khamis, on Tuesday, June 30, revealed that a leader of the Boko Haram sect, Baana Fanay, who has been coordinating trafficking of weapons in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad was arrested on Sunday, June 28, in N’Djamena.

 

Khamis said Fanay alias Mahamat Moustapha, was nabbed by security forces after a fierce resistance.

 

He said Fanay, who was arrested with two other terrorists, was responsible for the purchase of weapons and recruitment of fighters for Boko Haram.

 

The prosecutor said the search in the suspect’s house led to the seizure of different weapons and documents written in Arabic by Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, targeting the sect’s recruits.

 

He said the arrest also led investigators to discover the location of seven other terrorists hiding in a house in Diguel, a Dinguessou suburb, on the periphery of N’Djamena.

 

Khamis said a man believed to be the financier of the group was arrested and is under investigations, adding that the outcome of the investigation would help investigators to dismantle Boko Haram network in the country.