Allege Human Right Abuse: Nigerian Army Accuses Amnesty International of Hindering Investigation
Nigerian Army said international human rights group, Amnesty International, has failed to honour its invitation to join its investigative panel on the alleged human rights abuse in the North East of the country, reports Channels TV.
Chief of Administration of the Nigerian Army, Major-General Adamu Abubakar, who stated this in his reaction to June 3 report by the International human rights group alleging military of human rights abuse explained that the essence of inviting Amnesty International officials to join its investigative panel was to guarantee fairness and justice while proving that the military has nothing to hide.
“Though the military had reacted in various press statements, it has found time to detail its activities following the release of the report”, he said.
Gen. Abubakar who said military has zero tolerance for human rights abuses and other war crimes, denied claims that the military did not cooperate with the rights group in the process of its investigation.
While promising to investigate thoroughly the investigation by the human rights group, the army chief of administration, however, said that the report from their investigation may take a while to be concluded since withdrawing troops from the front-line for investigation may dampen and affect the war against insurgency in the area.
On June 3, the international human rights group released a report titled ‘Stars On Their Shoulders, Blood On Their Hands’.
The group called for the investigation and prosecution of senior military officers on the grounds that the military has committed crimes against humanity in its fight against terrorism.
