Forces arrest key Boko Haram negotiator

Abdallah Adamou was arrested in his home in Yaounde. Adamou Abdullah is in the hands of Cameroonian defense forces. …
Adamou Abdullah is in the hands of Cameroonian defense forces. L’Oeil du Sahel states that “one of the negotiators of Cameroon for the release of foreign hostages held by Boko Haram, was finally arrested this weekend by a unit of the Cameroonian security forces and taken to an unknown destination” .
The paper presents the man in the forties as the centerpiece of the Cameroonian device in informal talks with Boko Haram. He has been involved in the release of hostages held by the famous terrorist group.

The biweekly newspaper on this subject indicates that Abdullah Adamou has contributed to the release of the “Moulin Fournier French family whose seven members were kidnapped in Dabanga on February 19, 2014 before being released two months later; the Italian priests Giampaolo Marta and Gianantonio Allegri and the Canadian religious Gilberte Bussiere, abducted on the night of 4 to 5 April 2014 and released May 31, 2014 not far from Amchide; and finally that of the 10 Chinese kidnapped in Waza in May 2014 and released on October 10 along with 17 abducted Cameroonians in Kolofata, on 27 July 2014 “.

But relations between the power of Yaounde and their former “negotiator” had significantly worsened in recent months. The former “ally” was now suspected of collusion with Boko Haram. “His passport was first withdrawn before seeing one of his right hands arms, Logone, falling into the trap. Arrested a few months ago in Maroua, He had always been hidden behind his mentor to evade the most embarrassing questions from investigators. Two other relatives of Abdallah Adamou were arrested in Amchide on 16 March 2016 “, informs our colleague.