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News Sport Weather World Service Languages Low Graphics version | Change edition About BBC News | Feedback | Help News Front Page Africa Americas Asia-Pacific Europe Middle East South Asia UK Business Health Science/Nature Technology Entertainment ----------------- Have Your Say In Pictures Week at a Glance Country Profiles In Depth Programmes LANGUAGES MORE > Last Updated: Thursday, 5 August, 2004, 11:10 GMT 12:10 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Nigeria wife-swapping sect raided Several people have been killed after Nigerian police raided the headquarters of an Islamic sect, whose members exchanged their wives. Members of the Yan-Gwagwarmaya sect battled the police with guns and machetes before being overwhelmed, the police say. Residents of the remote north-western town of Birnin Kebbi complained after they tried to recruit local youths. Five policemen, including an assistant commissioner, were seriously injured. The group's leader, Sanusi Makera-Gandu was also badly hurt in the clashes. The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt in the capital, Abuja, says this is the latest in a series of such incidents in Nigeria involving Muslim youths who set up their own communities and refused to accept conventional civil or religious authority. Incensed The authorities refuse to say exactly how many people were killed in the raid. The sect had incensed other local Muslim groups by calling their base the Kabah - after Islam's holiest site in the Saudi Arabian town of Mecca. They walked around the courtyard of their base as Muslims do on the pilgrimage to Mecca. Casualty figures are extremely sensitive in Nigeria - and are often played down for fear of inflaming tensions. In January, another Islamic sect calling itself the Taleban attacked police stations in north-eastern Nigeria. E-mail this to a friend Printable version LINKS TO MORE AFRICA STORIES SelectLocusts invade Mauritania capitalNigeria wife-swapping sect raidedChad seeks refugee aid from IMFSudan masses defiant over DarfurTanzanian 'witch killers' chargedKenya's anti-corruption go-ahead'Mercenaries' lose SA appealS Africa alarm over 'terror plot'Scores hurt in Harare train crashPolio 'to die out by end of year'Algerian army chief steps downDisease bouts knock crater lionsKenyan 'hoax' minister not sorryTake two: Cinema returns to LagosEthiopia's rugged good looksDarfur: What's the way forward?Do you have a story to tell?Send us your pictures of AfricaProgrammes and schedules  SEE ALSO: Timeline: Nigeria 18 May 04  |  Country profiles Country profile: Nigeria 20 Jul 04  |  Country profiles RELATED INTERNET LINKS: Nigeria government The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites TOP AFRICA STORIES NOW Locusts invade Mauritania capital Police raid wife-swapping sect Chad seeks refugee aid from IMF Sudan masses defiant on Darfur News alerts | E-mail services | Desktop ticker | Mobiles/PDAs Back to top ^^ News Front Page | Africa | Americas | Asia-Pacific | Europe | Middle East | South Asia UK | Business | Entertainment | Science/Nature | Technology | Health Have Your Say | In Pictures | Week at a Glance | Country Profiles | In Depth | Programmes BBC Homepage >> | BBC Sport >> | BBC Weather >> | BBC World Service >> About BBC News | Help | Feedback | News sources | Privacy & Cookies Policy | About the BBC

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