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'Rochdale lads' assemble to 'protect town's streets from rape gang ringleader' after he's set free from prison

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A group of "Rochdale lads" have assembled to patrol the town's streets after a notorious rape gang ringleader was freed from prison.Shabir Ahmed, 73, convicted of 30 child rape offences as the head of a grooming gang, was released on Thursday.The vile Ahmed, known as "Daddy" to his victims, had his British citizenship stripped after his convictions, but cannot be deported due to a loophole in the Immigration Act 1971.Local campaigner Billy Howarth has now gathered a group to patrol the area, with police on standby.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Mr Howarth, a member of Parents Against Grooming UK, said some of his victims were not leaving their homes after learning of his release."He wasn't just a child rapist - he is the devil incarnate," he told The Telegraph.

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What I've managed to do is get a s--tload of Rochdale lads together as rapid response...

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[Residents] will be protected."He added: "I want a security guard paid for...

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