26 arrested, 2 dead in raid after Indians killed in Nigeria
Separately on Friday, a military patrol vehicle was attacked in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, with two alleged Boko Haram members killed and two soldiers wounded in a resulting clash, and 25 suspects arrested.
The raid following the deaths of the Indians occurred late Thursday and early Friday in Maiduguri, where Boko Haram has been based amid an insurgency that has killed hundreds in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north.
"The operation led to the arrest of 26 terrorists and the killings of two suspected members of Boko Haram," a statement from a military task force in the region said.
"Some of the suspects killed and arrested were responsible for the killings of two Indians, a cleric and several other killings in Maiduguri in the past."
On Wednesday, suspected Boko Haram members attacked a factory in Maiduguri, killing the two Indians and stealing about $600 in cash.
Boko Haram has been blamed for scores of attacks that have killed hundreds, mainly in the north. It has also carried out robberies to finance its operations.
Authorities also located and detonated a homemade bomb in Maiduguri on Friday, a statement said.
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@pakistam agn - is pakistan dude.
@Pakistani agnostic My bets on Tuvalu!
@Jiddum inusa: How would some selfish few political leaders, subject the lives of about two hundred million Nigerians to the gloom of poverty and expect peace? Never. only when justice take it course.
Are you for real? Nigerian per capita GDP is $1490 at real exchange rates. This compares to $1201 in Pakistan. In the 1990s, the Nigerian per-capita GDP was far less than that of Pakistan. The Nigerian economy has been growing far faster than Pakistan's for over a decade now. We should be worrying about the gloom of poverty and violence that pervades Pakistan.
Boko Haram may be extremists that resort to violence, but at least the Nigerian government is aggressive tackling them and putting down the terrorists. We can only dream of such commitment from our establishment. Instead, unfortunately, we will see far more African nations overtake us economically by 2020.
Indians in Nigeria ? :0 Is there any country which has no Indians in it ?
@AnisAqeel: Dear Aqueel, I am not certain that you have it quite right although you may. First off you mention terrorism. This appears to be a word conveniently used by people when they disagree with the violent actions of another person. Can we also label the Nigerian soldiers as terrorists because they are routinely killing people? Can we also label the American military as terrorists because they are routinely killing people all over the world? The other point to consider is your use of the term "iron fist". The U.S. has been using the iron fist approach for a very long time, and particularly so over the last eleven years in Afghanistan. I think we can say with a great deal of certainty that the U.S. iron fist approach has not worked, and indeed has tended to inflame the debacle they have created. Instead of being confused with the good guy/bad guy weapons approach do what Jiddum inusa is explaining and follow the money trail. In simplistic terms every time a bullet is fired somebody makes a profit, and the manufacturers share price goes up.
This proves RAW involvement in Nigeria unrest.
That's the way to handle terrorism and Pakistan should follow the way Nigeria is handling, with iron fists.
How would some selfish few political leaders, subject the lives of about two hundred million Nigerians to the gloom of poverty and expect peace? Never. only when justice take it course.