Nigeria: July 31, 2001

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  Despite disputes with local police, the Bakassi Boys vigilante group in the southeast killed four suspected robbers publicly by hacking them apart with machetes, then burning the body parts. This was done before a cheering crowd. Vigilante violence is becoming more common throughout the country. 

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