Nigeria's Military Committed War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity: Amnesty

By Paul Carsten
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's military has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity including torture, rape and killing civilians during its fight against Islamist insurgency Boko Haram, human rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday.
The crimes were perpetrated for years and have continued despite a presidential inquiry established last August whose findings have not been made public, said the watchdog.
In a statement, the Nigerian military described Amnesty's findings as "a false report on fictitious rape incidents in IDP (internally displaced person) camps in the North East region of Nigeria."
A presidency statement said Amnesty's report lacks credibility.
The 89-page report is based on hundreds of interviews and is replete with accounts of sexual violence, torched villages and other abuses.
"The soldiers, they betrayed us, they said that we should come out of from our villages," said a woman whose name was given as Yakura in the report.
"They said it would be safer and that they would give us a secure place to stay. But when we came, they betrayed us. They detained our husbands and then they raped us women," said Yakura, who fled Andara village, Borno state, in December 2016.
Nigeria has waged a nine-year war against Boko Haram and its now more powerful offshoot, Islamic State West Africa. The country has fought alongside Cameroon, Chad and Niger and been supported by the United States, Great Britain and France.
The conflict has killed more than 30,000 people and spawned one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
For years, rights groups, aid organizations and journalists have documented military abuses, with little resulting action from the armed forces.

I now believe strongly that enemies of the state have gone mad

sarrki:
I now believe strongly that enemies of the state have gone mad

the one that was transmission anyhow is a good example

Smh

They will never be indicted.

The best Nigerians can hope for is Trump putting pressure on Buhari to run a free and fair election. Then installing US troops ready to invade if Buhari rigs or attempts to use military might.

The media is currently under attack.

Next is the church.

And then the ordinary people.

These idiots will do everything to hold on to power. A Nigeria without the SouthEast and SoutSouth is a nightmare to the others.

.Remember I don’t respond to zombie mentions ... feel free to quote me though..

These people have committed serious crimes against humanity they should be hanged .buhari and buratai have committed the highest form of attack on human rights

This is not news, it is open secret already.

SamuelAnyawu:
Sincerely i really doubt this Rape cases by the Nigerian Army. Except it happened dyring the liberation of Bokoharam held territories. But right inside the IDP camps i doubt

young man stop being ignoramus here, you don't know anything about Nigerian army more than amnesty international

Still waiting of the Zaria Massacre report because that's one of the most mind boggling crime against humanity Africa has witnessed

sarrki:
I now believe strongly that enemies of the state have gone mad

abeg!!!!!! which ministry in Nigeria can liberate this old man from madness?

chichar1:
abeg!!!!!! which ministry in Nigeria can liberate this old man from madness?

Keep quiet and go to the other room

SalamRushdie:
Still waiting of the Zaria Massacre report because that's one of the most mind boggling crime against humanity Africa has witnessed

Corruption by the former ruling party is crimes against humanity

sarrki:


Corruption by the former ruling party is crimes against humanity

I'd rather we address corruption holistically rather than selectively and that said Buharis govt is the most corrupt allrounder govt in our history

sarrki:


Keep quiet and go to the other room

just look at what you learnt from your useless old dying master called Buhari

SamuelAnyawu:



Hmmmm My dear i handle GBV cases too here in Borno. i'm not saying the Army do not indulge in such.

You are not a supporter of this government

But you are a reasonable wailers

Please don’t engage enemies of our dear country in conversation

SamuelAnyawu:



Hmmmm My dear i handle GBV cases too here in Borno. i'm not saying the Army do not indulge in such.

Engaging such people is a treasonable offense

SamuelAnyawu:



Hmmmm My dear i handle GBV cases too here in Borno. i'm not saying the Army do not indulge in such.

oga !!!!!!!! you are a liar!!!!!!! you are not handling any case in bornu , you are just a political thug of one PDP senator in IMO state

SamuelAnyawu:



Lol . Later dear lemme stroll around the Mandara Mountain

better for you!!!!!!!

buhari pissed in his shokoto today!

fallout87:
They will never be indicted.

The best Nigerians can hope for is Trump putting pressure on Buhari to run a free and fair election. Then installing US troops ready to invade if Buhari rigs or attempts to use military might.

Be careful what you wish for, Syria and Libya readily comes to mind.