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Police says “enough” to vigilantes

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    The police in Nigeria’s southeastern Anambra State has said it will no longer accept the methods of a local anti-crime vigilante in dealing with criminals, ‘The Guardian’ daily reported on Wednesday.

    State Police Commissioner Daniel Anyogo told leaders of the vigilante and the community at a meeting that “no deviation” from the code of conduct establishing the Anambra Vigilance Services would be entertained any longer.

    The police has been having difficulty controlling the vigilante since it was established by the Anambra State government in 2000, in an effort to curb the upsurge in violent crime and armed robberies. Of particular concern has been the vigilante’s practice of hacking suspected criminals with machetes and then setting their bodies ablaze.

    [For full story see Separate ‘NIGERIA: Police says enough of vigilantes’]

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