‘Hundreds’ of militants die in Nigeria army jails – Amnesty on october 15, 2013 at 8:23 am in news

LONDON (AFP) – Rights group Amnesty International on Monday called for an urgent investigation after saying it had evidence that hundreds of people had died in detention facilities during a crackdown on Islamists in Nigeria.

The group said prisoners had been suffocated, starved and subjected to extra-judicial killingsin the army-led operation in the country’s north east.

A senior army officer told the NGO that around 950

people suspected of having links to militant group Boko Haram had died in custodyduring the first half of the year.

The Islamist group wants to topple the Nigerian government and impose an Islamic state, and has been responsible for thousands of deaths.

The Nigerian army did formally respond, but has alwaysrejected accusations of human rights abuses.

In its report, Amnesty called for an immediate probe but experts warned that their demands are likely to go unheeded.

Source: Vanguard

Its a revenge game, we want to wipe out d entire north.

Millions of innocent Nigerians die due to activities of militants. - Dr. Joe

Amnesty ma don evn dey get on my nerves. When Boko haram kill 40 innocent students Amnesty turns the other side, but kill one terrorist they swam like bees all over you. To me, there is no human right for any killer.
I would have been happier if the news read " Thousands of militants die in army jails". That 'hundreds' too small. Bloody boko cockroachs and castrated swines.