Belfast Telegraph
31 December 2011
Nigeria’s president has declared a state of emergency in parts of Africa’s most populous nation, after a recent slew of deadly attacks blamed on a radical Muslim sect killed dozens of people.
President Goodluck Jonathan declared an indefinite state of emergency in four states, which would allow security agencies there to make arrests without proof and conduct searches without warrants. He also ordered the closure of international borders near the affected areas.
They include parts of north-eastern state Yobe and the central states of Plateau and Niger, all hit by the Christmas Day attacks that left at least 42 people dead, for which a radical sect known as Boko Haram claimed responsibility. Attackers targeted churches and one of the state offices of Nigeria’s secret police.
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