‘Nigerian Taliban’ leader killed

THE leader of a radical Islamic sect blamed for violent clashes between his followers and government forces has been shot dead in police custody.

Mohammed Yusuf, the head of the group known as the Nigerian Taliban, was killed after being captured at the end of a four-day manhunt.

Witnesses said the northern city of Maidugiri, Yusuf’s base and the capital of Borno state, was calm yesterday.