Amnesty International has alleged that nothing less than 10, 000 have died in the custody of the Nigerian Army since the Boko Haram conflict began in the northeast.
The organisation’s Country Director, Isa Sanusi, who disclosed this at a briefing in Maiduguri also accused Boko Haram and the military of many abuses.
According to him, military personnel violated rules of engagement while carrying out their assignments in the region.
He regretted how the military denied the involvement of its personnel in atrocity after being served with Amnesty’s report before it was made public.
Sanusi announced that the human rights body had already filed a case before the International Court of Justice, ICJ, at the Hague over alleged crimes against humanity in the North-east.
