Boko Haram Founder’s Son, Five Others Arrested in Chad

Barely a week after Nigerian Intelligence operatives arrested ISWAP and Mahmuda terror leaders, Exclusive photographs obtained by counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama have confirmed the arrest of the 18-year-old son of late Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf, in Chad, solidifying severe blows to insurgents.

The young suspect, identified as Abdrahman, was captured alongside five other jihadists during a security operation by Chadian forces. Security sources revealed that he was leading a six-man cell linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction that split from Boko Haram.

Photos reviewed by Zagazola show Abdrahman, a short and slender man in a blue tracksuit, bearing a strong resemblance to his late father, standing among far older suspects.

Intelligence sources further disclosed that he is the younger brother of ISWAP leader, Habib Yusuf, better known as Abu Mus’ab Al-Barnawi.

While security officials in Chad confirmed the arrest of six suspected members of Boko Haram/ISWAP, they declined to release additional details on their identities.

Mohammed Yusuf, the slain founder of Boko Haram, was killed in police custody in 2009.

His death paved the way for the violent insurgency led by Abubakar Shekau and, later, splinter groups such as ISWAP, which continues to terrorize communities across the Lake Chad Basin.