Kidnap survivor takes up arms against insecurity in Nigeria’s northeast

(18 Apr 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kaduna - 27 March 2024
1. Local vigilantes singing as they go for night patrol
2. Mid of onlookers
3. Various of local vigilantes going for night patrol
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Emmanuel Audu-Bature, kidnapping survivor/vigilante:
“I joined the CJTF (Civilian Joint Task Force) because of the fact that the kidnappers have been rampaging this community and there was a time I was also kidnapped and, as a victim, I was taken to their camp, and I spent a week in the camp. It was not a funny experience. I was really beaten, you know, threatened to be killed.”
5. Various of local vigilantes
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Emmanuel Audu-Bature, kidnapping survivor/vigilante:
“We are the closest security outfit to the people because anytime there’s any security challenge, we are always there and, you know, if you want to gather intelligence, I think that we contribute a lot in that aspect because whoever you are looking for, if the person is within our community, just give us some hours, we are going to fish the person out by the grace of God, so (inaudible). And I believe that CJTF one day, I'm hoping, that (the) government will come into it and give us the support so that we will have a peaceful society.”
7. Close of local vigilante rifle
8. Close of local vigilante with his rifle
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Emmanuel Audu-Bature, Kidnapping survivor/vigilante:
“Up to 80% trust us with what we are doing, even though you know, there are some political reasons why some people will not trust us because some people are having interest in these insecurity issues that we are having, and those who are having interest, I don’t think they will support us. Why? Because what we do, we don’t wait for anybody to give us any order from anywhere. Once we see what is happening is wrong we just engage and see how we address the issue.”
10. Mid of local vigilante with weapon
11. Mid of local vigilantes on parade

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lagos - 10 April 2024
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Dickson Osagie, Counterterrorism expert:
“If you don't control these guys that are carrying arms to protect their community, I think criminal elements will capitalize on that opportunity and explore that opportunity, in their criminal enterprise. So, I think, the government should, you know, give these guys effective training if need be, if they want to permit them to carry out arms. They must be trained on weapon handling and soft arms handling so that they don't use that gun to turn around and kill their own people.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kaduna - 27 March 2024
13. Various of local vigilantes on parade

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lagos - 10 April 2024
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Dickson Osagie, Counterterrorism expert:
“Government has failed to realize that they are the primary victim of terrorism. In terrorism, the victims of terrorism, are not the direct victims that you know, come in contact or came in contact with this criminal element. Victims of crime are governments; they are the first victim of crime. That is what it is.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kaduna - 27 March 2024
15. Mid of local vigilantes chanting
16. Wide of local vigilantes going for night patrol
STORYLINE:
A growing number of states in Nigeria’s conflict-hit northern region are setting up community-based vigilante patrol units to tighten security in villages where violent killings and kidnappings are rife.

Fatigued by the ongoing Islamist insurgency in the northeast, Nigeria’s security forces have struggled with limited resources in fighting armed gangs active in remote locations where the government is largely absent.
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