Nigeria: Allegations of Rape in IDPs Camps - Policemen, Prison Officer, Two Others Arrested

7 December 2016

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said, yesterday, that following the investigation ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari into alleged human rights abuses against internally displaced persons, IDPs, in the North-East, two Army officers and an Air Force officer have been indicted.

Also, Idris said two police officers, one prisons officer and two Civilian JTF members have been arrested and are in police custody. He noted that operatives of the IGP Monitoring Unit were currently liaising with officials of the military services with a view to arresting the Army and Air Force officers, noting that after investigations, they will be charged to court.

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