Nigeria: Vengeance - Youths Kill Policeman in Retaliation

16 September 2013

Maiduguri — Angry youths, members of a vigilante group, lynched a policeman and threatened others, Saturday, in retaliation for the killing of one of their members in Borno State, causing further friction in an area tense with violence from Islamist militants.

The Civilian Joint Task Force was formed by residents to help capture Boko Haram suspects in and around Maiduguri.

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