Shadowy Black Axe group leaves trail of tattered lives

[LaraC]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nat ... e27244946/

(Article is published on Nov 2015)


Canadian police say they are fighting a new kind of criminal organization.

The signs began to appear two years ago: photos on Facebook of men wearing odd, matching outfits.
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The Black Axe is feared in Nigeria, where it originated. It is a “death cult,” one expert said. Once an idealistic university fraternity, the group has been linked to decades of murders and rapes, and its members are said to swear a blood oath.
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Like any criminal organization, it focuses on profit, police say. But instead of drug or sex trafficking, it specializes in a crime many consider minor and non-violent: scamming.
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