Nigeria church massacre: Suspects arrested

Abuja: On Aug 9, Chief of Defence Staff General Leo Irabor said that Nigeria had arrested five suspects in an Islamist militant attack in a Catholic church that killed 40 people in early June. Irabor said in a statement in Abuja that the attackers were arrested during joint operations involving the armed forces, the Department of Security Services, and police. He did not say where and when the arrests were made.