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              At Least 23 Nigerian Police Killed in 'Cult' Ambush

   by VOA News

   Gunmen from a shadowy Nigerian cult have killed at least 23 police
   officers who were attempting to arrest the group's leader.
   Officials in Nigeria's Nassarawa state say the officers were ambushed
   as they approached a shrine of the cult, known as Ombatse.
   Nigerian newspapers report even higher casualties, saying up to 55
   police and more than 90 people in all were killed in the gunbattle that
   erupted Tuesday in the village of Alakyo.
   Local officials say the cult was forcefully recruiting people in the
   area.
   The newspapers report that 11 trucks of security personnel were sent to
   the village, but only two returned.
   Nassarawa is located in central Nigeria, in the area where the mostly
   Muslim north meets the mostly Christian south.
   There was no indication if the cult has any links to the Islamist
   militant sect Boko Haram, which is blamed for many deadly attacks in
   northern Nigeria.
   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.
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