Country: | Nigeria |
Details of Formation: | Campus vigilante groups were first mentioned in 1988. |
Details of Termination: | On 27 August 1993 General Babangida resigned. |
Purpose: | The militia gathered information for government on university campuses to detect political opponents and target them. |
Organisation: | No information. |
Weapons and Training: | No information. |
Size: | No information. |
Reason for Membership: | No information. |
Treatment of Civilians: | Militiamen arrested university lecturers who allegedly belonged to the political opposition. |
Other Information: | -- |
References: | Information was taken from news sources listed in the PGMD. |