(News 24) – Sudan’s army said on Thursday it had caught six Chadians accused of belonging to Boko Haram, in the country’s first such arrests of suspected members of the jihadist group which originated in Nigeria.
“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.”
It did not specify when the alleged jihadists were arrested or handed over.
It is the first time that Sudanese authorities have reported the arrest of suspected Boko Haram jihadists inside the country.
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.
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