Police: Muslim sect members kill 4 in Nigeria

By The Associated Press,
Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 7:59 a.m.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Police say that members of a radical Muslim sect have killed three policemen and a civilian as a rash of targeted killings continues in northern Nigeria.

Borno State Police spokesman Abdullahi Lawal told The Associated Press Thursday that four people were killed in attacks, including three police officers who were shot at a checkpoint Wednesday.

Another civilian was killed near a church, he said.

Police say the radical Muslim sect known as Boko Haram is behind the killings that have targeted security officers and community leaders.

Boko Haram was thought to be vanquished in 2009 after Nigeria's military crushed its mosque and its leader died in police custody. But now, a year later, members have stepped up their attacks.

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