Army commend local vigilantes for arresting insurgents

The Nigerian Army has commended the members of a vigilance group in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara for arresting Boko Haram insurgents. The Emir of Zamfara had handed over three insurgents arrested by the vigilantes to the Army. Commanding Officer of the 223 Light Tank Battalion, Col. Adamu Abdullahi commended the group. Abdullahi said the... Read More

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October 21, 2016

Police, vigilante arrest 14 kidnappers in Bauchi

The Bauchi Police Command in collaboration with Danga Security and vigilante group has arrested 14 kidnappers in their hideouts in Bauchi. According to a statement issued on Friday by the command’s Public Relations Officer ASP Mahmoud Mohammed, 5 motorcycles and 4 guns were recovered. The kidnappers; all male were aged between 18 and 40 years,... Read More

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September 5, 2016

SPECIAL SERIES: Sharing the stories of hope, strength and survival from North-East Nigeria

by Eromo Egbejule In an age where social media has made it increasingly urgent for newsrooms to break the news at, well, breakneck speed, and in a country where media budgets are crippled by a lack of depth, there is also the temptation to leave the story in their barest forms – simply sensational headlines,... Read More

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August 5, 2016

Muslim cleric who specializes in car theft, nabbed

A seasoned car thief met his waterloo when he was apprehended by men of the Lagos state Police Command after he allegedly tried to steal a Toyota Camry from a hotel in Ikotun. The suspect, a 42-year-old Islamic cleric, Rasheed Ayuba was arrested alongside Falade Igbekele, a transporter who had allegedly purchased six cars from... Read More

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January 9, 2014

Vigilante members sentenced to death for brutally killing herbalist in Ogun

by ‘Jola Sotubo Two members of a vigilante group who brutally murdered a herbalist in Ogun have been sentenced to death. The duo of Seyi Oyeneye and David Oyedele were sentenced to die by hanging over the 2006 murder of one Semiu Babatunde, a herbalist. The deceased was stopped by the vigilante along with his... Read More

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November 17, 2013

“He was tied and tortured”: Son beaten to death by vigilantes at mother’s request

by ‘Jola Sotubo A mother in Ebonyi has some explaining to do after it was discovered that the death of her son was allegedly caused by local vigilante members she had invited. Alice Nwakpu, 55, from the Ejilewe Ukwuagba Ngbo area of the state reported her son, Ome Nwakpu, 38, to the vigilante after she... Read More

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September 26, 2013

One dead, 3 policemen injured as armed robbers attack filling station in Bauchi

by Adeola Balogun A robbery attack on a petrol station in Bauchi State has left one person dead and others injured. The attack occurred around the Federal Low-Cost Housing Estate in Bauchi and resulted in the killing of a local vigilante member while three policemen deployed to the area sustained injuries. According to reports, two... Read More

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September 17, 2013

Terrible: Ogun vigilante member allegedly kills man after argument

by ‘Jola Sotubo A man in Ogun State has allegedly been gunned down by an overzealous vigilante member. Tosin Joye, described as a quiet young man by residents of Alata Mowe in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state, was shot by a yet unidentified vigilante member and subsequently died as a result of... Read More

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September 5, 2013

Opinion: ‘Vigilante’ justice undermines democracy

by Emmanuel Onwubiko The truth is that vigilantism is bad for democracy and unless checked, scholars fear that it can induce a dangerous self-perpetuating spiral. Over a year ago, a sleepy community in Rivers State, Umuokiri- Aluu gained notoriety in the international crimes lexicon when four innocent youngsters, all undergraduate students of the University of... Read More

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March 12, 2013

No nonsense: ‘Vigilante’ bus driver delivers ‘justice’ by bashing the cars of ‘bad’ drivers (WATCH)

Alexei Volkov takes a no nonsense approach to vehicles that speed in front of his bus and even recorded the footage of his encounters on his dashboard camera. The YouTube footage shows him bumping unsuspecting motorists that have crossed him, with Volkov claiming to have had more than 100 collisions in an interview with Red... Read More

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October 7, 2012

#ALUU4: Varying accounts of the Aluu Community murder

by Isi Esene When the story first broke, it was reported that five boys were caught stealing cell phones and laptops, and so the members of Aluu community beat them to death before the police arrived. That was the version which went viral. Later that night, some youths took to twitter, tweeting eye witness accounts.... Read More

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Army commend local vigilantes for arresting insurgents

Police, vigilante arrest 14 kidnappers in Bauchi

SPECIAL SERIES: Sharing the stories of hope, strength and survival from North-East Nigeria

Muslim cleric who specializes in car theft, nabbed

Vigilante members sentenced to death for brutally killing herbalist in Ogun

“He was tied and tortured”: Son beaten to death by vigilantes at mother’s request

One dead, 3 policemen injured as armed robbers attack filling station in Bauchi

Terrible: Ogun vigilante member allegedly kills man after argument

Opinion: ‘Vigilante’ justice undermines democracy

No nonsense: ‘Vigilante’ bus driver delivers ‘justice’ by bashing the cars of ‘bad’ drivers (WATCH)

#ALUU4: Varying accounts of the Aluu Community murder

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