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| The leader of the Nigerian Islamist sect which has been battling security forces in the north-east of the country has been captured, say police. | The leader of the Nigerian Islamist sect which has been battling security forces in the north-east of the country has been captured, say police. |
| Mohammed Yusuf had fled the northern city of Maiduguri during the recent fighting between his followers and the Nigerian military. | Mohammed Yusuf had fled the northern city of Maiduguri during the recent fighting between his followers and the Nigerian military. |
| Scores of people are believed to have died in the unrest. | Scores of people are believed to have died in the unrest. |
| The group, known as Boko Haram, wants to overthrow the government and impose a strict version of Islamic law. | The group, known as Boko Haram, wants to overthrow the government and impose a strict version of Islamic law. |
| The group's leader, Mohammed Yusuf, is thought to have escaped the assault on his stronghold along with several hundred of his followers. | |
| "Mohammed Yusuf has been arrested. He is now at the Giwa barracks," said police commissioner Christopher Dega, referring to the military base in Maiduguri. | "Mohammed Yusuf has been arrested. He is now at the Giwa barracks," said police commissioner Christopher Dega, referring to the military base in Maiduguri. |
| A BBC reporter in Maiduguri said Mohammed Yusuf had been paraded before journalists with no apparent sign of injury. | A BBC reporter in Maiduguri said Mohammed Yusuf had been paraded before journalists with no apparent sign of injury. |
| He was reported to have been found hiding in a goat pen at his parents-in-law's house. | He was reported to have been found hiding in a goat pen at his parents-in-law's house. |
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