Nigerian militant says he received bomb-making training in AfghanistanMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A member of a radical Nigerian Islamist sect that attacked security forces in July, unleashing a bloodbath in which 700 people died, said Wednesday he received bomb-making training in Afghanistan. Family: Nigeria Islamist sect leader’s father-in-law killed by policeMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The father-in-law of an Islamist sect leader who set off violence that left hundreds of people dead in northern Nigeria was shot and killed and buried in a mass grave, a relative said. Survivors of Nigerian night of terror describe well-organized attacks by radical Islamist sectMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — They came in the night, screaming as they attacked policemen and soldiers in a series of assaults that escalated into a bloodbath that left more than 700 people dead. Nigeria police investigating Islamist violence that killed 700
Muslim clerics say authorities ignored warnings before Nigeria clashes killed 700MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Government forces hunted on Sunday for surviving members of a radical Islamist sect after heavy fighting left at least 700 people dead and buildings and cars scorched. Nigerian authorities accused of ignoring warnings over violent Islamist sectMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities ignored dozens of warnings about a violent Islamist sect until it attacked police stations and government buildings last week in a bloodbath that killed more than 700 people, Muslim clerics and an army official said. Nigeria authorities failed to act over warnings on violent Islamist sectMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Muslim clerics in northern Nigeria say authorities ignored dozens of their warnings about an Islamist sect that last week attacked police stations and government buildings in a bloodbath that killed more than 700 people. Nigerian official says 700 people killed in recent fighting between police and Islamic sectMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A Nigerian military official said Saturday that about 700 people were killed in the northern city of Maiduguri during recent fighting between police and a radical Islamist sect. The toll was previously thought to be around 300. Nigerian city’s streets largely calm after days of fighting; sporadic violence still a threatMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Banks and markets reopened in this northern Nigerian city after five days of fierce fighting between police and a radical Islamist sect. Banks, markets reopen as calm returns to Nigeria city after days of violenceMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Banks and markets have reopened in this northern Nigerian city after five days of fierce fighting between police and a radical Islamist sect. With death of sect leader, Nigeria police claim victory; rights group calls for probeMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Five days of fighting between government forces and a radical Islamist sect left dirt roads soaked with blood, buildings scorched and dozens dead, including the group’s leader, but revenge attacks were feared even as the national police claimed victory. Rights group concerned over death of Nigeria Islamist sect leader in police custodyMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — An international human rights group called Friday for an immediate investigation into the fatal shooting in police custody of a radical Islamist leader blamed for instigating days of clashes between his followers and government forces. Rights group urges investigation into death of Nigeria Islamist sect leader in police custodyMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — An international rights group is calling for an investigation into the death of the leader of a Nigerian Islamist sect in police custody. Police say leader of violent Islamist sect blamed for scores of deaths in Nigeria shot, killedMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in police custody, officials said Thursday. The police commander of Borno state announced on state radio that Mohammed Yusuf, the leader of the sect some call the Nigerian Taliban, has “died in police custody.” Officials: Leader of Islamist sect blamed for Nigeria violence killed in police custodyMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in police custody, officials said Thursday. Police say leader of violent Islamist sect blamed for scores of deaths in Nigeria is deadMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in police custody, officials said Thursday. The police commander of Borno state announced on state radio that Mohammed Yusuf, the leader of the sect some call the Nigerian Taliban, has “died in police custody.” Police: Leader of violent Islamist sect blamed for scores of deaths in Nigeria is deadMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A governor’s spokesman in the Nigerian state of Borno says the leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence has been shot and killed while in police custody. Nigerian troops attack Islamist compound, killing 100 militants; Manhunt on for othersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Security forces hunted door-to-door for Islamic militants in northern Nigeria on Thursday after storming the compound of a radical sect and killing more than 100 people. Rights worker: Nigerian security forces killing civilians amid attacks on Islamist sectMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigeria’s League for Human Rights says overzealous security forces are killing innocent civilians as the military tries to crush an Islamist militant sect. Nigerian troops shell Islamist compound, attack mosque, kill at least 100 militantsMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigerian security forces shelled then stormed the mosque and compound of an Islamist sect blamed for days of violence across northern Nigeria, killing more than 100 militants in a raging gunbattle. Nigerian troops shell Islamist compound, attack mosque, scores killed including deputy leaderMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigerian troops shelled the compound of an Islamist sect before attacking the mosque under gunfire from militants holed up inside, triggering a raging battle that left scores dead. Nigerian troops battle Islamic militants for fourth day in the country’s Muslim northABUJA, Nigeria — Troops exchanged fire with Islamic militants in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, fighting that prompted many people to flee their homes, a witness said. Nigerian troops trade fire with militants, surround leader’s hideout in northern townMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Army troops traded fire with Islamic militants Tuesday and deployed armored vehicles to surround the suspected hideout of a radical Muslim leader accused of orchestrating three days of violence in Africa’s most populous nation. |
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Police in northern Nigeria say they’re investigating how a homegrown Islamic sect unleashed a wave of violence that left more than 700 people dead in clashes last week.
