| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 31 pages) : color illustration, color map |
| Series |
Africa report ; no. 244 |
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ICG Africa report ; no. 244.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- From vigilantism to the CJTF -- Vigilantism, an effective counter-insurgency tool? -- The possible risks ahead -- Marching on with vigilantes -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Vigilante groups in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad play a major role in the fight against Boko Haram, but their presence raises concerns. They make military operations less blunt and more effective and have reconnected these states somewhat with many of their local communities, but they have also committed abuses and become involved in the war economy. In Nigeria in particular, vigilantism did much to turn an anti-state insurgency into a bloodier civil war, pitting Boko Haram against communities and leading to drastic increases in violence. As the conflict continues to evolve, so will vigilantes. They are enmeshed with high politics, especially in Nigeria, and in local intercommunal relations, business operations and chiefdoms. Their belief that they should be rewarded will need to be addressed, and it is also important for the Lake Chad basin states to address the common gap in community policing, particularly in rural areas. To ensure vigilantes are not a future source of insecurity, these states will each need to devise their own mix of slowly disbanding and formalising and regulating them"--Publisher's web site |
| Notes |
"23 February 2017." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ICG, viewed March 10, 2017) |
| Subject |
Boko Haram.
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| SUBJECT |
Boko Haram. fast (OCoLC)fst01912021 |
| Subject |
Vigilantes -- Chad, Lake, Region
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Counterinsurgency -- Chad, Lake, Region
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Counterinsurgency.
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Politics and government.
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Vigilantes.
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| SUBJECT |
Chad, Lake, Region -- Politics and government
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group, issuing body.
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