Six Boko Haram members have died in
Maiduguri, allegedly as a result of a fight that
broke out among members of the Islamist
group.
The six were reported to have been killed on
Thursday in Shehu North - the same district
where the military said it had killed 11 Boko
Haram members on Saturday.
'The killings may have been as a result of
division among sect members,' security
officer Hassan Mohammed said. Gunshots
and explosions were heard Friday morning
in Maiduguri, home to the headquarters of
the radical group.
The Nigerian army - which has pulled one of
its brigades out of the troubled northern
state of Jos - said there were no casualties,
and that the explosions were the result of
bombs detonated safely by security forces.
Boko Haram spokesman Abul Qaqa, who
previously issued statements claiming
responsibility for Christmas Day bombings
and a recent spate of attacks in Kano, is
being questioned by police in Abuja.
He was arrested Wednesday and has been
held in the capital since.
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