The Cameroonian army has arrested a top Boko Haram leader known as Suleiman Shehu aka Naira.

The security agents apprehended him on December 10, Thursday, in Double near Mora, Cameroon.

The international investigative journalist, newspaper editor/publisher, traditional ruler and blogger Bisong Etahoben wrote about this on his Twitter handle.

Bisong Etahoben also claimed that Niger is to hand over 457 identified Boko Haram insurgents held in three detention centres in Niamey, Kolo and Kutukale to the Nigerian authorities.

Cameroon is in an 8,700-strong regional force led by Nigeria against the insurgents, expected to be operational by the end of the year. The USA is sending military supplies and soldiers to the central African country to aid the fight.

The army recently launched the circulation of large posters carrying photographs of 100 wanted Boko Haram terrorists including the supposed leader of the terrorists Abubakar Shekau.

The troops have already arrested three Boko Haram members from the list.

President Muhammadu Buhari while decorating new service chiefs in August set a three-month deadline for soldiers to crush the insurgency.