Tag: Vigilante

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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“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…

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

by Adeola Balogun File photo 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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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#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…

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