US EditionNigeria: Boko Haram Founder's Son, 5 Other Suspected Terrorists Arrested in Chad
Muslim Mohammed Yusuf, about 18, led a six-man jihadist cell linked to ISWAP, amid ongoing insurgency and over 3.2 million displaced in the Lake Chad Basin, officials said.
- On Aug 18, 2025, Chadian security forces arrested Muslim Mohammed Yusuf, the youngest son of Boko Haram’s founder, in N’Djamena, allegedly leading a six-man jihadist cell.
- Amid growing raids and attacks, the MNJTF reports progress in degrading Boko Haram and ISWAP operations around the Lake Chad basin.
- A Nigerian intelligence officer reported Yusuf allegedly led a six-man jihadist cell and was detained with five suspected ISWAP members.
- Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Counter-terrorism Centre and National Intelligence Service have not commented, as authorities in Chad say investigations are ongoing after arresting six Boko Haram members.
- Broader effects include over 3.2 million displaced in the Lake Chad Basin, with 10.6 million needing aid, amid ongoing Boko Haram insurgency and recent attacks, including the January 2025 assault on Chad’s presidential palace.
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B/Haram founder’s son, 5 other suspected terrorists...
By Idowu Isamotu (Abuja), Salim Ibrahim (Kano) & Hamizu Matazu (Maiduguri) Six suspected Boko Haram members, including Muslim Mohammed Yusuf, son of the late founder of the Boko Haram terrorist sect, Mohammed Yusuf, were said to have been arrested in Chad. One of the Nigerian intelligence sources in the Lake Chad region told AFP at the weekend that they received a report of the arrest of a six-man jihadist cell in Chad. “The team was headed by…
A son of the founder of Boko Haram was arrested "a few months ago" in Chad, according to information collected by Agence France Presse. He is therefore the youngest son of Nigerian radical preacher Mohammed Yusuf, who was reportedly arrested with other jihadists, according to several sources cited by AFP.
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Pulse NigeriaBoko Haram founder’s son arrested in Chad
Muslim Mohammed Yusuf, a young son of Boko Haram’s founder, has been arrested in Chad, where he was allegedly leading a jihadist cell. According to both an intelligence source and a former insurgent, Yusuf was arrested alongside five other suspected members of the movement. Boko Haram was founded in Nigeria a few years before Yusuf’s birth by his father, radical preacher Mohammed Yusuf. Chadian police confirmed it arrested six Boko Haram members…
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