Impediments to Nigerian Democracy: The Ambivalent Role of Vigilante Groups in Maintaining Security in the Wake of the Boko Haram Insurgence in Northern Nigeria

Ibrahim Sani Kankara
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The paper focuses on security efforts of local vigilante groups against the Boko Haram (BH) insurgency in Northern Nigeria. The fight against the BH insurgency is a major source of concern throughout the Nigerian Federation. The use of charms and locally fabricated small arms by the Vigilante and Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) is a factor in the fight against BH insurgents. Through data obtained from interviews, newspapers and secondary texts, this article analyses the emergence and role of vigilantes in the fight against insurgency. The groups serve as an alternative security in the areas affected by the insurgency. The groups use a variety of locally made charms in their confrontation with the BH. Furthermore, the paper attempts to evaluate role of the CJTF and Vigilante in the fight against insurgency, and the nature of traditional mechanisms use by the local groups in the fight against the BH insurgency. The paper concludes that there is likelihood for the vigilante to pose a danger to the security in the post-war (against insurgency) period.
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尼日利亚民主的障碍:在尼日利亚北部博科圣地叛乱之后,治安维持团体在维持安全方面的矛盾作用
这篇论文的重点是尼日利亚北部地方治安团体对抗博科圣地(BH)叛乱的安全努力。打击波黑叛乱是整个尼日利亚联邦关切的一个主要问题。治安维持者和平民联合特遣部队(CJTF)使用护身符和当地制造的轻武器是打击波黑叛乱分子的一个因素。本文通过从访谈、报纸和二手文本中获得的数据,分析了民团在打击叛乱中的出现和作用。这些组织是受叛乱影响地区的另一种安全力量。这些团体在与BH的对抗中使用了各种当地制造的符咒。此外,本文试图评估CJTF和治安维持者在打击叛乱中的作用,以及当地团体在打击波黑叛乱中使用的传统机制的性质。本文的结论是,在战后(反叛乱)时期,治安维持者有可能对安全构成威胁。
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