09/10/2012 11:56
30 members of Islamist sect Boko Haram killed in Nigeria
On Monday Nigerian forces said 30 members of Islamist sect Boko Haram were killed, including a senior commander, and arrested 10 others in a weekend raid on the northeastern city of Damaturu, Chicago Tribune reports.
Boko Haram is waging an insurgency against President Goodluck Jonathan's government with the avowed aim of reviving an ancient Islamic kingdom in majority Muslim northern Nigeria.
Ten others were arrested and "are presently assisting investigators to track other senior members of the terrorist group," he added. Three homemade bombs, six assault rifles and 90 rounds of ammunition and several knives were seized, he said.