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| 4 Suspected Islamists Die after Vigilante Arrest in Nigeria |
| 2013-09-16 |
| [An Nahar] Vigilantes in northeastern Nigeria captured 11 suspected members of the Islamist group Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... and handed them over to the army, a military commander said Sunday, adding that four of them have since died in jug. The vigilantes left their base in Borno state to chase six suspects into the neighboring state of Adamawa on Saturday, Beyidi Martins, a top commander in the operation against Boko Haram in the area, told Agence La Belle France Presse. "The youth vigilantes mobilized from Maiduguri to Michika in pursuit of six Boko Haram gunnies who fled from Bama and succeeded in arresting them along with five other gunnies hosting them," Martins said. He said four of the suspects had died since being handed over to the army of injuries sustained during their arrest. The army has applauded the emergence in recent months of civilian fighters, describing them as a helpful tool which has boosted the military effort against Boko Haram. The machete and ax-carrying vigilantes have succeeded in pushing Boko Haram Death Eaters out of the city of Maiduguri to villages near Nigeria's borders with Cameroon, Chad and Niger. |
| Posted by:Fred |