Nigeria: Senior members of military must be investigated for war crimes

3 June 2015, 10:22 UTC

• horrific war crimes committed by Nigeria’s military including 8,000 people murdered, starved, suffocated, and tortured to death;
• senior military commanders, named by Amnesty International, must be investigated in relation to war crimes and possible crimes against humanity;
• new government needs to ensure the protection of civilians and bring to an end the culture of impunity within the Nigerian armed forces.

The Nigerian military, including senior military commanders, must be investigated for participating, sanctioning or failing to prevent the deaths of more than 8,000 people murdered starved, suffocated, and tortured to death, according to a comprehensive report by Amnesty International.

Nigeria Senior Members of Military Must Be Investigated for War Crimes by Thavam Ratna