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May 2002
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Volume 14, Number 5 (A)
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NIGERIA
THE BAKASSI BOYS:
The Legitimization of Murder
and Torture
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I.
SUMMARY
II.
RECOMMENDATIONS
III.
BACKGROUND
IV.
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE BAKASSI BOYS
V.
IMPUNITY FOR VIGILANTE VIOLENCE AND THE RESPONSE OF THE POLICE
VI.
THE RESPONSE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
VII.
THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
VIII.
CONCLUSION: The Brutalization of Society
IX.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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