Maiduguri Blasts: Police Arrest 14 Boko Haram Suspects

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11 June 2011

Maiduguri Blasts: Police Arrest 14 Boko Haram Suspects

Police in Borno State have arrested 14 suspected Islamists linked to bomb attacks on a church and police stations that killed 14 people early this week in Maiduguri.

Borno State police spokesman, Lawal Abdullahi confirmed the arrests late on Thursday and said on-going  investigations would determine the level of complicity of the suspects in the attacks while the police are still on the lookout for other suspects.

"We have made 14 arrests of suspected members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect in connection with Tuesday’s attacks," declared Abdullahi.