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These young people armed themselves not just with guns but also with daggers, machetes, sticks, and iron bars. But some fear these young people might one day themselves be the cause of trouble. DW&#8217;s Alicia Prager reports from Maiduguri.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nigeria: Civilian militia takes the fight to Boko Haram | DW News\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PC6eyatEpEI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In north-eastern Nigeria, a group of young men and women are taking the fight against Boko Haram into their own hands. Calling themselves the Civilian Joint Task Force, they say the army has failed to protect the people. 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