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Nigeria: Dapchi - No Security Force Was Informed of Planned Abduction - Army
Vanguard, 21 March 2018
Defence Headquarters has dismissed claims by Amnesty International, AI, that security forces were alerted of impending invasion of Dapchi town by Boko Haram terrorists before the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Amnesty Peddling Falsehood to Sabotage Us - Army
Daily Trust, 20 March 2018
The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday accused Amnesty International (AI) of deliberately peddling falsehood to sabotage the planned collaboration between Nigeria and the United… Read more »
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Nigeria: Army Wants Amnesty International to Prove Dapchi Allegations
Vanguard, 20 March 2018
The Nigerian Army have on Tuesday evening replied Amnesty International over a statement credited to it claiming that troops failed to protect Dapchi school girls from terrorists. Read more »
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Nigeria: Insurgency, Security Issues in Hot Spots Would Be Dealt With Quickly
Daily Trust, 20 March 2018
The chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Yusuf Tukur Buratai on Tuesday reiterated the Army's commitment to quickly put to an end and bring to a favourable condition all matters… Read more »
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Nigeria: Dapchi Attack - Police Deny Running Away When Boko Haram Struck
Vanguard, 20 March 2018
Abuja - The Yobe State Police Command has denied reports that Police was informed hours before the Dapchi School Girls were abducted by Boko Haram and that the Police ran away for… Read more »
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Nigeria: Military Complicit in Kidnap of Nigeria Schoolgirls
CAJ News, 21 March 2018
The Nigerian military reportedly ignored advance warnings before the abduction of more than 100 schoolgirls by the Boko Haram terror group last month. Read more »
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Nigeria: Dapchi Kidnap - CSOs Accuses Amnesty Int'l of Undermining Nigeria's Sovereignty
Vanguard, 20 March 2018
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups against Terrorism in Nigeria has called on international rights organization, Amnesty International, to desist from what it described as its… Read more »
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Nigeria: Police Not Informed Before Dapchi Attack - Yobe CP
Daily Trust, 20 March 2018
The Police commissioner, Yobe State command, Abdumaliki Sunmonu, has condemned a publication in one of the national dailies that police were informed hours before the attack on… Read more »
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Nigeria: #Dapchi - Group Wants African Union Commission to Investigate Abduction
Premium Times, 20 March 2018
A legal and advocacy rights group, Women and Legal Aid, WELA, on Tuesday called on the African Committee on Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, ACERWC, to undertake a… Read more »
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Nigeria: #DapchiGirls - Amnesty International Report Vindicates Our Position - PDP
Premium Times, 20 March 2018
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said a recent report issued by Amnesty International (AI) report has vindicated its stance that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led… Read more »
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Nigeria: Military, Police Ignored Warnings of Boko Haram Attack - Amnesty
Premium Times, 20 March 2018
Hours before Boko Haram insurgents arrived in Dapchi where they seized 110 schoolgirls on February 19, both the Nigerian Army and the police were alerted to the impending operation… Read more »
Nigerian Army Slams Amnesty's Claims on Missing Schoolgirls
The army has dismissed claims by Amnesty International that troops failed to prevent the abduction of 110 schoolgirls in Yobe State despite being warned. They said that the human rights group is deliberately spreading lies to sabotage the planned collaboration between Nigeria and the United States to end the insurgency in the North East.
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The army was accused of ignoring repeated warnings about the movements of Boko Haram fighters before they abducted 110 schoolgirls last month, Amnesty International has revealed. Read more »
