United Nations to Buhari: Investigate Nigerian Army, Boko Haram

Filed photo: Soldiers with Boko Haram suspects | YNaija.com

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged by the United Nations to investigate reports of horrifying crimes by the Boko Haram sect and alleged human rights abuses by the Nigerian Army.

A top human rights official of the UN, Zeid Al-Hussein, said he has received several reports of allegations of mass executions, rape and amputations of children by Boko Haram, as well as abuses and violations of human rights committed by the military in the course of fighting the sect.

Ia report by Reuters, Al-Hussein was quoted as saying that there were also reports that the Nigerian Army had mistreated people detained on suspicion of belonging to the group.

“Civilians in North-East Nigeria have been living through horrifying acts of cruelty and violence by Boko Haram. These include wanton killings, summary executions, forced participation in military operations – including the use of children to detonate bombs, forced labour, forced marriage and sexual violence, including rape,” he said.

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