One of the bombers

Another suicide bomber caught in Maroua

The bombs found in the Nigerian’s bag. Photo credit: L’oeil du Sahel

Cameroon officials have arrested a Nigerian teenager and two Cameroonians carrying a bag containing improvised explosive devices in the northern town of Maroua where a spate of suspected Boko Haram suicide attacks killed at least 40 last week, sources said on Friday.

The men were caught on Thursday evening at the entrance of the city following a tip-off, the newspaper, the newspaper L’oeil du Sahel and Reuters reported.

“The suspect who was carrying the bag with the explosives is a Nigerian. The other two are Cameroonians, according to their identity cards,” another senior local government administrator said by telephone from Maroua.

He said the young men were suspected Boko Haram militants who were planning another attack.

The Nigerian is aged 15 and has no Identity on him when he was arrested. The Cameroonian accomplices were identified as Bachirou Bello (22 years) and Hamadou Yaouba (18). They had Cameroonian ID and the Voters cards.

A fourth accomplice called ‘Baba Goni’, has been declared wanted.