President Muhammadu Buhari has again reiterated his
pledge that his government will closely study the report
released recently by Amnesty International, in which top
ranking officers of the Nigerian military were accused of
gross abuse of human rights.
In a statement Friday, Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said
“The president is quite disturbed by the allegations
contained in the report. The next step is to look into the
allegations and confirm or disprove the disturbing details.”
Amnesty International in its recent report accused some
high ranking military officials, including the former Chief of
Army staff of violating human rights in its prosecution of the
war against terrorism in the north west, an allegation
stridently denied by the Nigerian Army.
But in his statement, Garba Shehu said “President Buhari
has already determined that one of the first assignments of
the incoming Attorney General of the Federation would be to
look into the Amnesty International report and advise the
government on an appropriate course of action.
“This is in addition to the internal inquiry he asked the
armed services to undertake by themselves”the President’s
aide said.
He also emphasised President Buhari’s commitment to
human rights, and his promise that there would be no
human rights abuses under his government.
“Any allegation of human rights abuse that takes place
during the tenure of President Buhari’s government will be
swiftly investigated and dealt with,” he said.
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