44 Boko Haram Members die in Chad’s prison

Not less than 44 suspected members of the Boko Haram group have been found dead in a prison cell in Chad.

While disclosing this on Saturday April 18, 2020, Chad’s chief prosecutor, Youssouf Tom, said those who died in the cell were among those arrested during a recent operation against the terrorist group.

Speaking on national television, Tom said the 44 prisoners had been found dead in their cell on Thursday.

He added that they were among a group of 58 suspects jailed during a recent army operation in the Lake Chad zone.

“Following the fighting around Lake Chad, 58 members of Boko Haram had been taken prisoner and sent to Ndjamena for the purposes of the investigation,” he said.

“On Thursday morning, their jailers told us that 44 prisoners had been found dead in their cell,” Tom added.

“An investigation was ongoing to determine how the prisoners had died. We have buried 40 bodies and sent four bodies to the medical examiner for autopsy,” he concluded.