19/12/2011 19:57
Boko Haram's leader arrested in Nigeria
Police in Nigeria have arrested 14 suspected Islamist militants, after a shoot-out in which seven people were killed in the northern city of Kano, the BBC reports.
Three police officers and four militants were killed, said Kano state police chief Ibrahim Idris.
Some security sources have suggested that one of those arrested was one of Boko Haram's leaders but the group has denied this.
Boko Haram has staged numerous attacks across northern and central Nigeria.
The group, whose name means "Western education is forbidden", often targets the security forces and state institutions.