Nigerian Islamic sect leader killed in detention

Awesome , I kinda like the nigerian police Style , kill the main bad guy while under arrest , then tell everyone to come take a look At his body !
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - The leader of a radical Islamic sect in northern Nigeria has been killed in police detention hours after being captured by the security forces, a police spokesman said on Thursday.

Security forces captured militant preacher Mohammed Yusuf, whose Boko Haram sect has been responsible for clashes which have killed more than 180 people in recent days, after a manhunt involving military helicopters and armed police.

A Reuters reporter saw Yusuf at a military barracks in the northern city of Maiduguri after his capture. Yusuf had no visible injuries and was standing up. He was later transferred to the city's police headquarters where he died.

"He has been killed. You can come and see his body at the state police command headquarters," Isa Azare, spokesman for the police command in Maiduguri, said.

Army and police earlier battled the remnants of Yusuf's sect -- which wants a wider adoption of Sharia (Islamic law) across Africa's most populous nation -- after shelling his compound.

Bursts of gunfire rang out as the security forces went from door-to-door in Maiduguri, hunting his followers.


Update from Times online , at least 600 killed