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Nigeria: police monitor churches, mosques
August 15, 2011
In an effort to counter the spread of the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, police in the south-central state of Kogi, Nigeria, are monitoring sermons at churches and mosques.
In July, the group bombed two churches in the central Nigerian city of Suleja, killing three.
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Further information:
- In the State of Kogi sermons are under the control of the security forces (Fides)
- 2nd church bombing in Nigerian city (CWN, 7/14)
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