Amnesty International accused Nigerian military for the death of 8000 people

Amnesty international said on Wednesday that More than 8,000 people have died while being held prisoner by Nigeria’s armed forces in the campaign against Islamist group Boko Haram, many of them deliberately kiled according to reuters 
The group said more than 1,200 people had been extrajudicially executed since March 2011 and over 7,000 had died in a military detention due to starvation, overcrowding, torture and denial of medical assistance in a 133 page reports.
Amnesty International said many of the people executed by the armed forces had been shot dead inside detention facilities, despite presenting no danger, in violation of international humanitarian laws.
Amnesty said Nigerian troops had rounded up thousands of men and boys, some as young as nine, in Boko Haram strongholds. Many of those held were executed or died in custody if their families were unable to pay a bribe and Lack of food caused many to starve, and severe overcrowding led to the spread of diseases.

“These acts, committed in the context of a non-international armed conflict, constitute war crimes,” said Amnesty, adding that senior military commanders should be investigated for possible crimes against humanity.

“Evidence shows that senior military leaders knew, or should have known, about the nature and scale of the crimes being committed,” it said.

Amnesty international base their reports on 400 interviews with sources including members of the arm forces and eyewitness,victims,pictures and videos.

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