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Nigerian army investigates torture video | Nigerian army investigates torture video |
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The Nigerian army is investigating allegations that soldiers tied up and killed a suspected Islamist militant before burying him in a shallow grave. | The Nigerian army is investigating allegations that soldiers tied up and killed a suspected Islamist militant before burying him in a shallow grave. |
A video showing men dressed in army fatigues torturing and killing the victim was widely circulated on messaging apps over the weekend. | |
It is not clear when the footage dates from. | It is not clear when the footage dates from. |
But the army says it was probably filmed in the north-east, where jihadists have been fighting for years. | But the army says it was probably filmed in the north-east, where jihadists have been fighting for years. |
An army spokesman described the violence shown in the video as a "dastardly act" that was against the core values of the Nigerian army. | An army spokesman described the violence shown in the video as a "dastardly act" that was against the core values of the Nigerian army. |
Correspondents say the Nigerian authorities usually dismiss allegations of human rights abuses in the conflict against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. | Correspondents say the Nigerian authorities usually dismiss allegations of human rights abuses in the conflict against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. |
But in this case the Nigerian army issued a strong statement of condemnation and promised the perpetrators would be tried and punished. | But in this case the Nigerian army issued a strong statement of condemnation and promised the perpetrators would be tried and punished. |
The military has also been under scrutiny for recent allegations that it detained thousands of children for suspected links to Boko Haram. | The military has also been under scrutiny for recent allegations that it detained thousands of children for suspected links to Boko Haram. |
It has denied those reports, saying it treats children as "victims of war and not as suspects". | It has denied those reports, saying it treats children as "victims of war and not as suspects". |
Nigeria's armed forces have been fighting Boko Haram in the north-east for the past decade. | Nigeria's armed forces have been fighting Boko Haram in the north-east for the past decade. |
The authorities have said the group is "technically" defeated but it continues to attack military and civilian targets on a regular basis. | The authorities have said the group is "technically" defeated but it continues to attack military and civilian targets on a regular basis. |
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