Inside Story - Where is The Rule of Law in Nigeria?

Author:
AlJazeera English
Publisher:
AlJazeera English
Publication Date:
3 November 2012
Tags:
Nigeria, Arms and Military Affairs, Human Rights, Governance

The tactics Nigeria's security forces are using to fight Boko Haram are just making the insurgency worse. That is what Amnesty International says in a report released on Thursday. The report titled Nigeria: Trapped in the Cycle of Violence accuses the security forces of summary executions, torture and detention without trial.

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