Nigeria police raid Muslim sect

Abuja, 16 Aug-(ANA)-Nigerian police have raided an isolated Muslim community in the  state of Niger, taking more than 600 people into custody.

A team of 1,000 officers took part in the Saturday morning raid on the Darul Islam community, local media say.

Police say no weapons were found and there was no resistance to the arrests.

The raid comes in the aftermath of the violent uprising of the Boko Haram Islamist group last month in which hundreds of people died. (ANA)

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