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Vigilantes Settle Local Scores With Boko Haram

Gun-toting men greet visitors to Gombi, in Nigeria’s Adamawa state. That’s not an unusual sight in Nigeria’s northeast. But the weapons these men use are mostly old-fashioned rifles. They don’t wear uniforms, but some do have amulets under their shirts to protect them in battle.

Vigilantes have long provided security in Gombi. But when Boko Haram overran the town last November, they turned their guns, bows and knives against the insurgents, said Babuka Jimeta, a vigilante commander.

“Boko Haram is a new group," he said. "Before, we didn't know them. But we usually heard that they would attack this village, sack that village, do this, do that. We didn't know what they wanted. We didn't know that they attack any religion. We cannot sit down at home and hold down our arms and leave them to do their atrocities.”

In its more than five-year quest to establish Sharia across Nigeria’s northeast, Boko Haram has sacked many towns and villages like Gombi. The damage in Gombi is typical: Shops were burned, and churches were destroyed. Locals said the military and vigilantes pushed the insurgents out of town shortly after they occupied it.

Vigilante Adamu Mohammed said he and his fighters have advantages over Nigeria’s military, which has repeatedly failed to stop the insurgents from overrunning population centers.

“Whatever they do in the city, we will just follow them to the bush and defeat them," he said. "The military only knows how to fight in the city, but they don’t know how to fight in the bush.”

Alkasim Abdulkadir, a freelance journalist and security analyst, said vigilante groups formed in the northeast in the 1990s as a way to address rising banditry. In rural areas like Gombi, many were made up of hunters, who wear amulets or jackets that they believe can stop bullets. But Abdulkadir said their most important advantage is that they are fighting Boko Haram on their own turf.

“One edge they have over the military is because they are local residents," he said. "They identify Boko Haram insurgents upon seeing them, which is something a soldier does not have the capability to readily do, because most of the soldiers are from other parts of the country.”

Nigerians will vote for a new president in an election that was recently rescheduled for March 28. The vigilantes in Gombi say they can keep the town safe during the election. Nigeria’s military also has high hopes. It says it can destroy Boko Haram’s camps in the northeast by the day of the polls.

词汇解析

apparent

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

adj.明显的；表面上的

参考例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

It was apparent to all that he was guilty.

众所周知，他是有罪的。

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remote

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

adj.遥远的；偏僻的；远程的；(感情等)距离很大

n.远程操作

参考例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

The most remote two points in this world are two estranged hearts.

人世间相距最远的两点,是两颗隔膜的心。

用作名词 (n.)

Actuation is often desired for process automation, precision timing, and remote operation not possible with manual valves alone.

执行机构经常用于实现紧靠手动阀门无法实现的工艺过程的自动化，准确定时，以及远程操作。

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punishment

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

n.惩罚

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

He has received a just punishment.

他已受到应得的惩罚。

Punishment had very little effect on him.

惩罚对他没有什么效果。

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rescue

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

vt.营救；援救

n.营救；救援

参考例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.

政府拨款给这家公司使其免于破产。

用作名词 (n.)

Rescue workers rushed to the site of the plane crash.

抢救人员冲向飞机坠毁的现常

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moisture

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

n.水分；潮气；湿度

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

The plants absorb moisture from the soil.

植物从土壤中吸取水分。

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belong

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

vi.应归入；属于

参考例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

The sentences should belong in a different classification.

这些句子应归入另外一类。

All these houses belong to the people's commune.

这些房子都是属于人民公社的。

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tremendous

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

adj.巨大的；惊人的

参考例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

The discovery caused a tremendous commotion in the scientific world.

那项发现在科学界引起极大的震动。

We got a tremendous surprise when she arrived.

她的到来使我们大吃一惊。

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