| Police in northern Nigeria say they have arrested eight members of a radical Muslim sect believed to be responsible for a rash of targeted killings.
Borno state police chief Mohammed Abubakar said Tuesday that police arrested eight men between the ages of 25 and 38. He said all of them had confessed to being members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect. Police accuse Boko Haram members of killing more than 30 people in recent months including police officers, soldiers, political and spiritual leaders. Boko Haram means “Western education is sacrilege” in the Hausa language. Its members re-emerged recently after starting a July 2009 riot that led to a security crackdown that left 700 people dead. |
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