AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS VAGUE AND LACKS CREDIBILITY -NHRC

Rate this item
(0 votes)

 

The recent report by Amnesty International that indicted the Nigerian Military for sexual abuse of women affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East continues to generate reactions.

 

The latest assessment of the Amnesty International report is coming from the National Human Rights Commission, which decides to take the side of the Nigerian Military in denouncing the claims by the rights campaign group.

 

The report detailed allegations of rape of thousands of women and girls who escaped from Boko Haram insurgents by Nigerian soldiers.

 

But the Executive Secretary of the National Human Right Commission, Tony Ojukwu, described the allegations against the Nigerian Military as vague and lacking in credibility.

 

OJUKWU also said it was not true that soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgents had killed many people who refused to be moved from territories rescued from the insurgents.

 

The NHRC Boss reportedly stated the position of the commission while responding to questions during a two-day workshop in Adamawa State, which was designed to improve on the capacity of the Military and Paramilitary personnel on the protection of civilians in counter insurgency operations.

 

He challenged Amnesty International to always verify its claims before issuing reports that indict the Nigerian Military, which he said was capable of causing havoc and apprehension among people.

 

Read 700 times

Leave a comment

Make sure you enter all the required information, indicated by an asterisk (*). HTML code is not allowed.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Recent Twitter Posts

Facebook