YOLA, Nigeria - One by one the uniformed men carrying crude weapons and wearing traditional amulets materialized on the dark street in the northern Nigerian city of Yola. In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, vigilantes armed with a weapons stands on a street in Yola, Nigeria. ( Sunday Alamba / AP Photo ) In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, vigilantes armed with a weapons search a vehicle on a street in Yola, Nigeria. ( Sunday Alamba / AP Photo ) In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, vigilantes armed with crude weapons mount a roadblock on a dark street in Yola, Nigeria. The insurgency also has inspired the work of vigilantes armed with machetes, knives, sticks, and homemade guns that resemble assault rifles.

Source: thestar February 24, 2019 12:00 UTC