Nigerian security forces

Nigerian military raid UN office in Borno

Security forces including military men have reportedly raided the United Nations (UN) Head Office along Pompomari Bye-Pass road in Maiduguri, Borno state. Confirming the raid in a press statement, Head, Communications UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Miss Samantha Newport said, “On 11 August 2017, at circa 0500 hours, members of the... Read More

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Borno, Military, Nigerian security forces, United Nations

November 1, 2012

TICKER: Nigeria army ‘abuses’ in Boko Haram crackdown – Amnesty

Nigerian security forces have carried out widespread abuses in their campaign against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Amnesty International says. The rights group says in a report that abuses include extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and torture. A spokesman from the Nigerian army rejected the accusations, saying soldiers always operate within the law. Boko Haram... Read More

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