SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune – Sudan arrests six Boko Haram militants: military spokesman

6/12/2019: Sudan Tribune – Sudan arrests six Boko Haram militants: military spokesman

Sudan Tribune report that six members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram have been arrested on the border with Chad, the Sudanese military intelligence said in a statement.

The militants are Chadian nationals, arrested on information provided by Chadian authorities, “in accordance with the protocol of cooperation on security and border control signed between Sudan, Libya, Niger and Chad," the statement added.

The statement also announced that Sudanese and Chadian authorities agreed to continue the exchange of information and continuous coordination to combat terrorism and transnational crime.

The statement is the first made by the Sudanese military on Boko Haram.