Nigeria: Hundreds Die in Custody During Crackdown, Rights Group Says
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Version 0 of 1. Hundreds of people are dying in military detention from shootings, suffocation or starvation as Nigeria’s security forces crack down on an Islamic uprising in the northeast, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Over 950 people died in military custody in the first six months of this year, according to “credible information” from a senior Nigerian Army officer, the rights group said. If the number is accurate, Nigeria’s military has killed more civilians than the militants did during the first half of 2013. Amnesty International called for an investigation. |