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'A sense of defiance and determination': Fighting Boko Haram

Volunteer vigilantes are fighting back against Boko Haram. The Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) has 30,000 members. 38-year-old Dala Aisami Angwalla is one of them.

Nigerian photographer Akintunde Akinleye went to Maiduguri to take this photo.

Akintunde says he asked Dala to gaze into the camera - not as a victim - but as if he was asking the world a question. He explains why Dala chose to fight and how he got injured.

(Photo: Dala Aisami Angwalla sits injured in front of his house. Credit: Akintunde Akinleye).

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