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Boko Haram: Over 1,000 Civilians Killed Since January – Human Rights Watch by idris93(m): 12:06pm On Mar 26, 2015 |
Attacks by the Islamist armed group, Boko Haram, killed more than 1,000 civilians in 2015, based on witness accounts and an analysis of media reports, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. Boko Haram fighters have deliberately attacked villages and committed mass killings and abductions as their attacks have spread from northeast Nigeria into Cameroon, Chad, and Niger since February. Human Rights Watch interviews in late January with people who fled Yobe, Adamawa, and Borno states in northeastern Nigeria revealed horrific levels of brutality. Since mid-2014, Boko Haram fighters have seized control of scores of towns and villages covering 17 local government areas in these northeastern states, some of which were recaptured by Nigerian and Chadian forces in March 2015. Many of those towns have been reclaimed recently by the armies of Nigeria and neighbouring countries. “Each week that passes we learn of more brutal Boko Haram abuses against civilians,” said Mausi Segun, Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The Nigerian government needs to make protecting civilians a priority in military operations against Boko Haram.” SEE MORE.......................... http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/179146-boko-haram-over-1000-civilians-killed-since-january-human-rights-watch.html |
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