Saturday, October 20, 2012

Nigeria: Boko Haram Islamist sect leader arrested at senator's home

Nigeria's military arrested a member of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram at the home of a prominent senator, an official said late Friday, adding weight to claims that the violent group has political sponsorship.

Shuaibu Muhammed had been found "in a serving senator's home" in Maiduguri on Thursday night, military spokesman Lt. Col. Sagir Musa said. Musa described Muhammed as a commander who organized attacks in Bama, a town just southeast of Maiduguri in Borno state.

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