Sudanese Army Captures Six Boko Haram Jihadist

Sudan’s army has said that it had captured six Chadians accused of belonging to Boko Haram jihadist in the country.

It said: “Sudanese army intelligence captured six members of the Boko Horam terrorist group inside Sudanese territory,” the army said in a statement.

“They are Chadian nationals and since there is a security agreement between the two countries, Sudanese authorities handed them to Chadian authorities.”

Army said it is the first time that Sudanese authorities have reported the arrest of suspected Boko Haram jihadists inside the country.

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Chad, a vast and mostly desert nation with more than 200 ethnic groups, shares a long border with Sudan.

Under President Idriss Deby, a former head of the armed forces, Chad has taken a leading role in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel region.

It is part of a West African coalition fighting the Boko Haram insurgency, and a member of the French-backed G5 Sahel anti-terror alliance, which also includes Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.

Boko Haram started out as an Islamic anti-corruption group but mutated into an affiliate of the Islamic State jihadist group.

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