Civilian Joint Task Force aids Nigerian military in routing Boko Haram, restoring stability (youtube.com)
15 years doing the civilian task force. They also do spot checks and search operations to stop weapons entering residential areas.
A vigil ante group that emerged to block asymetric (terrorism) groups that started up before 2013.
Membership from local communities, and understand culture, routes, and somewhat dynamics better than offical federal forces. They can guide official forces.
The JTF over it's 15 years has had negative allegations of recruiting child soldiers, abusing rules of engagement, heavy handedness. But UN system has engaged with them and given them some governance systems, and Nigerian military has trained them a bit, and state has supported them.
They're paid by government and the military.
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