Cameroonian soldiers have captured Abakar Ali, one
of the top commanders of insurgent fighters
belonging to the Islamist group, Boko Haram.
According to our reliable source, the Cameroonian
army also seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition
from the Islamist militants during the operation.
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Abakar Ali who also goes by name "Mustapher Umar" was
caught with 5 machine guns, 14 rifles, 24 rockets, 4 rocket
launchers, 6 Kalashnikovs, 60 Kalashnikovs magazines, 4
automatic pistols , over 500 9mm ammunition, 469 12.7mm
ammunition, 4,454 7.62 mm ammunition, 1,491 5.56 mm
ammunition, 822 ammunition of 7.62 mm, 6 grenades, 28
rocket launcher chargers and other weaponized accesories
like pincers, tweezers and knives.
A mid-level Nigerian military officer, who is serving with a
multi-national force that operates around the Nigeria-
Cameroon border, revealed the information to
SaharaReporters via telephone. He disclosed that
Cameroonian soldiers nabbed Mr. Ali along with two other
Boko Haram fighters in Kousseri, a town in northern
Cameroon.
Our source described Mr. Ali as the insurgent commander
who has been leading the Islamist sect’s attacks around the
border towns between Nigeria and Cameroon. He added
that the arrested insurgent shuttled between various Boko
Haram camps in the area and organized deadly attacks that
targeted mostly civilians.
The Nigerian officer stated that the Cameroonian military
was expected to share intelligence with their Nigerian
counterparts regarding any confessions made by the
captured terrorist during interrogation. He added that
Nigerian security agencies are likely to learn more about
Mr. Ali’s linkages with others in Boko Haram’s cells in
Nigeria's northeast area.
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