Nigerian police: Thousands detained in raid on Islamic camp Posted byadmin August 17, 2009 Police in northern Nigeria on Saturday detained almost 4,000 members of an Islamic community, claiming the group posed a potential violent threat, the police commissioner in the Nigerian state of Niger told CNN. Related posts: Deputy leader killed as Nigerian military raids Islamic sect Rights groups question Nigerian hard-line Islamic leader’s death Fights with police at Iranian refugee camp leave 7 dead Nigerian police accused over riot deaths Victims of Nigerian clashes buried in mass graves