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Nigeria: Panel Exonerates Army From Allegations of Extra-Judicial Killings, Rape
Guardian, 15 June 2017
The Special Board of Inquiry (SBOI) set up by the authorities of the Nigerian Army to look into alleged killing of protesters and human rights violations by its personnel who are… Read more »
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Nigeria: Army Report - Senior Military Officers Denied U.S., UK Visas Over Rights Abuses
This Day, 15 June 2017
The United States and British embassies in Nigeria has withdrawn and denied entry visa to some serving and retired Nigerian Army (NA) officers, a report of a Board of Inquiry set… Read more »
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Nigeria: Army's Own Panel Clears It of Wrongdoings in Treatment of IPOB, Boko Haram Members
Premium Times, 15 June 2017
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday made public the findings of a Special Board it set up to investigate alleged human rights abuse levelled against its personnel by Amnesty… Read more »
Nigerian Army Clears Officers of War Crimes
A special board set up by the army has said found its soldiers not guilty of the extrajudicial killing of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and Boko Haram.Amnesty International in its report had alleged cases of arbitrary arrests, unlawful detention, torture, forced disappearance and extrajudicial executions against military officers.
InFocus
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Civil groups have urged Amnesty International to desist from tarnishing the image of the army in the prosecution of war against terrorism. Read more »
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Amnesty International has released a new report of alleged atrocities by the soldiers against the Shiite sect members. Read more »
