NIGERIA: BOKO HARAM LEADER, YUSUF, KILLED

Mohammed Yusuf, the leader of the Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram, was killed in custody just hours after police said they captured him in the city of Maiduguri. "He has been killed. You can come and see his body at the state police command headquarters," said Isa Azare, spokesman for the Maiduguri police command. Over 100 followers were killed when police shelled the compound where Yusuf lived.