MAIDUGURI - A Muslim cleric was detained in northeastern Nigeria in connection with a man accused of taking about R2,1million from Al Qaeda to help a group called the Nigerian Taliban, officials said yesterday.
MAIDUGURI - A Muslim cleric was detained in northeastern Nigeria in connection with a man accused of taking about R2,1million from Al Qaeda to help a group called the Nigerian Taliban, officials said yesterday.
Mohammed Yusuf is well-known in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, in the Muslim- dominated north. Police fanned out around the mosque where Yusuf preaches as news of his detention spread. - Reuters
Cleric held for Al Qaeda funds
MAIDUGURI - A Muslim cleric was detained in northeastern Nigeria in connection with a man accused of taking about R2,1million from Al Qaeda to help a group called the Nigerian Taliban, officials said yesterday.
MAIDUGURI - A Muslim cleric was detained in northeastern Nigeria in connection with a man accused of taking about R2,1million from Al Qaeda to help a group called the Nigerian Taliban, officials said yesterday.
Mohammed Yusuf is well-known in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, in the Muslim- dominated north. Police fanned out around the mosque where Yusuf preaches as news of his detention spread. - Reuters