Several dozen people suspected of having
links to Nigeria's Boko Haram have been
arrested in southern Niger since the start
of cross-border attacks by the Islamist group
a week ago,a local governor said.
In the region of Zinder ,we have a few dozen
people whom we arrested for checking,
They are suspects ,"Kalla Moutari told AFP
in an interview late Saturday,adding that
they were citizens of Niger.
The suspects were sent to an anti-terrorist
unit in the capital Niamey ,Moutari said .
Boko Haram launched a series of cross-border
attacks in Niger's remote Diffa area on February 6.
The region is across the border from northeastern
Nigeria,the Boko Haram stronghold.
The suspects were arrested at check-points on
access roads ito Zinder ,Niger.s second largest
city some 400 kilometres (250) west Diffa ,
the governor said.AFP
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