Impact on Boko Haram unclear after splinter group leader held

Nigeria's security services have hailed the arrest of the leader of the Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru, Khalid al-Barnawi, saying it will lead to them to other senior Islamist commanders. "The arrest of Barnawi is a huge success and will have a profound effect on counter-terrorism operations in Nigeria and beyond," one security source told AFP. The phones "provided several leads" to "high-profile Boko Haram and Ansaru elements" in the capital, Abuja, Lokoja and the central city of Jos, said an