Bakassi Boys

The Bakassi Boys are a vigilante group in Nigeria. They were formed in 1999 in the town of Aba in Abia State.

Under toleration, support and sometimes also in the official order of governors in the southeastern states of Nigeria, this group performs policing activities. The Bakassi Boys do not see themselves as an ethnic militia - for example, in contrast to O'odua People's Congress ( OPC) of the Yoruba.

The allegations against the Bakassi Boys are denominated in torture, mutilation and execution of suspects.