yaounde cameroonian journalist jail two years contact islamist militant group boko haram set free court thursday shorten sentence lawyer say radio france internationale reporter ahmed abba arrest july 2015 sentence april year 10 years terrorism charge right group denounce sham authorities say find evidence abba computer attack plan boko haram whose islamist insurgency nigeria cameroon neighbor countries cost live least 20,000 people since 2009. abba deny knowledge attack protest innocence sentence reduce two years thursday appeal court drop terrorism charge uphold less serious charge non-denunciation terrorism technically mr. ahmed outside today tomorrow day tomorrow give already jail two years lawyer charles tchoungang tell reuters abba forthcoming release come amid crackdown dissent president paul biya seek extend 35-year rule elections next year government confront grow separatist insurgency country anglophone regions well threat boko haram patrice nganang prize-winning cameroonian author live new york arrest visit cameroon month write facebook post critical biya nganang hold jail court proceed next month right group rfi welcome thursday rule rule victory ahmed abba detain two years simply job journalist say amnesty international researcher ilaria allegrozzi cameroonian journalist free terrorism charge drop