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Nigeria: Lawyers Condemn Killing of Sect Leaders in Custody
This Day, 3 August 2009
It has emerged that the leader of the Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf, was captured alive last Thursday before the police later allegedly killed him. Read more »
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Nigeria: Islamic Sect Leader Killed in Police Custody
Vanguard, 30 July 2009
LEADER of Boko Haram, the Islamic sect blamed for days of deadly violence in Nigeria has been killed in custody, police officials say. Read more »
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Nigeria: Police-Sect Clashes Killed 700, Says Commander
This Day, 2 August 2009
A commander of the state adhoc security group, codenamed, 'Operation Flush' deployed to tackle members of the Boko Haram fundamentalist sect which last week inficted violence on… Read more »
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Nigeria: Poverty, Frustration Fuel Sectarian Violence
IPS, 2 August 2009
The sectarian violence which broke out in several parts of northern Nigeria at the end of July has more to do with popular anger and frustration with prevailing economic conditions… Read more »
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Nigeria: Leader of Fundamentalist Group Killed
This Day, 31 July 2009
After nearly two days of military bombardment of his Maiduguri, Borno State base, the leader of the Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf, was killed yesterday… Read more »
