Lawyers seek $1.2m over Nigeria separatist's arrest

Lawyers in Nigeria have lodged a claim for $1.2m (£870,000) in damages against the security police on behalf of a Yoruba separatist militant, Sunday lgboho. 

The police raided his home on Thursday, allegedly killing some of his followers. 

He leads a group calling itself Yoruba Nation, which campaigns for a separate state in south-west Nigeria. 

The police accused him of stockpiling weapons. 

The authorities have begun a clampdown on the secessionist group in an area that includes Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, banning them from holding a rally.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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