A man shows off the powers of his charms by putting fire to his neck at a camp of a vigilante group of traditional hunters in Maiduguri. About 100 traditional hunters from villages in Nigeria’s Borno state have gathered in a camp in Maiduguri and volunteered to hunt for Boko Haram. Photograph: Joe Penney/ReutersA vigilante group of traditional hunters pose for a picture at their camp in Maiduguri. They believe their knowledge of the thick forests in Borno state, which shelters Boko Haram militants, would help in the hunt for the captors of more than 200 school girls. Photograph: Joe Penney/ReutersThe vigilante group of traditional hunters pose for a picture at their camp in Maiduguri with their guns and bows and arrows. Boko Haram were suspected of killing at least 48 people in bomb attacks on Wednesday, a day after . Photograph: Joe Penney/ReutersThe hunters believe their low-tech methods of will give them a unique advantage and complement the Nigerian military’s hunt for Boko Haram, which has engaged surveillance drones. Photograph: Joe Penney/ReutersMohammed Chiari, commander of the vigilante group of traditional hunters, poses for a picture at the hunters’ camp in Maiduguri. Photograph: Joe Penney/ReutersMembers of the vigilante group say the local government gives them two meals per day for their efforts. Photograph: Joe Penney/ReutersRachel Daniel, 35, holds up a picture of her abducted daughter Rose Daniel, 17, as her son Bukar, 7, sits beside her at her home in Maiduguri on 21 May, 2014. Rose was abducted along with more than 200 of her classmates on 14 April by Boko Haram militants from a secondary school in Chibok, Borno state. Photograph: Joe Penney/ReutersChiroma Maina (R) holds a picture of her abducted daughter Comfort Amos, next to her husband Jonah and her daughter Helen, at their home in Maiduguri. Photograph: Joe Penney/ReutersA man makes charms at the Maiduguri camp, where the hunters have been waiting to be called to help in the hunt for the Chibok school girls and their captors. Photograph: Joe Penney/ReutersA man makes homemade bullets at a camp the vigilante camp in Maiduguri, Borno state, which is under a state of emergency as the military attempts to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency. Photograph: Joe Penney/ReutersThe vigilante group waits to be called to help in the hunt for the Boko Haram militants. Photograph: Joe Penney/Reuters
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