Civilian Joint Task Force

CJTF members.

The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) is a loose group of militants that was formed in Maiduguri, Nigeria to help oust Boko Haram Islamist fighters from their city. The group possesses basic weapons and has female members.[1][2] The vigilante group numbers over 26,000 in [[Borno State And Yobe State], of which only 600 receive a salary ($50 per month).[3] The CJTF has lost and both missing members approximately 1,800 of its members in the conflict.[3]

The CJTF has been accused of abuses, including slaughtering men beside a mass grave, diverting food destined for starving families and beating men and subjecting women and girls to systematic sexual violence in camps.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Civilian JTF women emerge in Borno - Search for female insurgents". Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Women join civilian JTF in hunt for Boko Haram". Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "The volunteers who helped beat back Boko Haram are becoming a problem". The Economist. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.


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