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‎Muslim Mohammed Yusuf, the young son of the founder of the most dreaded terrorist group in West Africa has been arrested.

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‎Yusuf was said to have been leading a jihadist cell when he was captured alongside four suspected members in Chad.

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‎His father Mohammed Yusuf was executed in Maiduguri on July 30, 2009, after he was captured by the Nigerian Military and transferred into police custody.

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‎His son was said to have been born in Nigeria a few years before Boko Haram was founded in 2022. A source gave young Yusuf’s age as 18.

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‎While the Chadian police confirmed its arrest of six members of the Boko Haram terrorist group, it did not state whether Yusuf was part of the suspects.

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‎Sources told AFP that a six-man jihadist cell members were arrested in Chad.

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‎“The team was headed by a Muslim, the youngest son of the late Boko Haram founder,” said the source.

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‎According to the source, the cell belonged to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group, a strong group which splintered off from Boko Haram over ideological disagreements.

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‎Photos seen by AFP after the arrests in Chad, show a young, short and slender man in a blue tracksuit with a striking resemblance to Yusuf standing next to far older men.

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‎Intelligence sources also noted that the Boko Haram leader’s son goes by the alias Abdrahman Mahamat Abdoulaye, is the younger brother of ISWAP leader Habib Yusuf, alias Abu Mus’ab Al-Barnawi.

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‎A former foot soldier of the late Yusuf who has since denounced the group said, “He and the team were arrested by Chadian security. They are six in number.”

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