Amnesty international has expressed displeasure over the failure of the federal government to release the report by a presidential panel on alleged human rights abuse by the army. The presidential investigative panel was set by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 to review compliance of the Armed forces with Human Rights obligations and rules of engagement. […]
Nigeria Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has been waging a terrorist’s war against the Nigerian State for over a decade yet Amnesty International instead of supporting the Nigerian military to combat the deadly insurgents that have maimed, killed and orphaned millions of children in northern Nigeria is manipulating and orchestrating a campaign of calumny against […]
The Defence Headquarters said on Wednesday that there is no concrete evidence on ground to back claim that ISIS has been sending her members to Nigeria to train Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT). The Defence Headquarters in a statement signed by Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General John Agim said however that it is aware that […]
Again the Nigeria army under the leadership of General Turkur Burutai, has come under heavy criticism championed by a group of human right watchers under the aegis of Access to Justice (AJ), who had described the Federal Government dismissal of Amnesty International reports of sexual abuse of the IDPs by the Nigerian soldiers as knee-jerking. […]
A group, Professionals for Better Nigeria (PBN) has condemned the recent reports released by the Amnesty International (AI) on the operations of the Nigerian Army describing it as false, mischievous and malicious allegations made to undermine the efforts and sacrifices that have been made by the Nigerian Army to rid the country of criminal elements […]
It is not usual to score an army, any army in the world, one hundred percent positive especially during an operation. The scores plummet significantly when that operation is during wartime, it gets worse when the war is unconventional as in when battling terrorism. Even under such conditions the Nigerian military has fared well. It […]
The Progressives Yoruba Youth Congress, PYYC, has called on the federal government to begin the process of expelling Amnesty International (AI) from the country. The youth-structured group alleged that the Amnesty International is in connivance with some agents to heat up the political space in the country through conjured reports. Further stated that the reports […]
Activities at the Abuja office of Amnesty International was temporarily brought to a halt as over 1000 protesters on Wednesday stormed the office to protest what they described as ‘plot to destabilise Nigeria.’ The angry protesters claimed that the international had concluded plans to release a report, which would attempt accuse the government troops and […]
According to Sir Winston Churchill “Do your worst and we will do our best “ The Nigerian Army had never had a good public image for several years until the present COAS, Lt Gen TY Buratai, took the mantle of leadership and the strong hold of Boko Haram at Sambisa forest ((camp zero) in Borno […]
Nigeria’s air force killed at least 35 people in attacks on villages in the northeastern state of Adamawa in December, Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Residents of the villages described being fired upon by a fighter jet and military helicopter as they attempted to flee, at the same time […]
The Amnesty International has revealed that life of 10 leaders of the independent movement in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon could be at risk of torture and unfair trials if extradited from Nigeria, where they have been arrested and detained in secret for one week. The human right’s group said that on 5 January, 2018, […]
Amnesty International has described as deplorable Tuesday’s suicide attack against Muslims in a mosque at Mubi, Adamawa State by Boko Haram. More than 50 people were killed in the attack which occurred during the early morning prayers. In a statement, Osai Ojigho, director of Amnesty International Nigeria, condemned the attack and urged Boko Haram to […]
Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, says that hundreds of people are being held in detained illegally, and in secret across Nigeria. In a statement to mark the International Day of the Disappeared, Amnesty said enforced disappearances were being used to instil fear into civilians living in areas of the country prone to conflict and insecurity. […]
Largely, Nigerians can be described as very docile people in many respects. They are complacent and most times take nothing serious or anything to heart. Contrastively, when Nigerians focus attention on any issue that bothers them, hardly do they extinguish the fire until they consummate a pleasing conclusion. The widespread outrage provoked by the 2016/2017 […]
More groups have thrown their weight behind recent calls for the sack of Amnesty International from the country owing to its claimed disreputable role in the current fight against Boko Haram in the North Eastern Nigeria. This is even as leading human rights group, Save Africa and Restoration Agenda {SARA} has commended protesters who came […]
It appears that Amnesty International in Nigeria has eaten sour grapes and the teeth of its associate NGOs have been set on edge. They have had cause to allege paid protests and occupation of its offices in Abuja by motley groups asking it to leave Nigeria. Those after the NGO are basing their demand on […]
The Global Peace and Life Rescue Initiative ( GOPRI), has said it will not backtrack on its insistence that amnesty international must quit Nigeria, saying it will not give in to intimidation or blackmail from those it described as “colluding citizens who had hitherto posed as activists and moral compass of the society” Speaking at […]
Has Amnesty International found its match in Nigeria in the course of globally implementing a destabilization agenda in non-western countries? It is best that the London based NGO does not wait to find out or attempt to answer the question. Amnesty International, AI for short, has been at the receiving end of a modify version […]
Pressure from protesters insisting that amnesty international must leave Nigeria seems not to be abating as for the third consecutive day, th protesters have besieged the international human rights organization’s Abuja office. The relentless protesters on Wednesday again stormed the organisation’s office, condemning the recent report by amnesty international where it alleged human rights abuse […]
Thousands of protesters on Monday barricaded the Abuja office of Amnesty International, demanding the international organization within the next 24 hours should quit the country. Addressing the protest, Executive Director Global Peace and Rescue Initiative( GOPRI), Comrade Melvin Ejeh said if in the next 24 hours Amnesty International does not shut down its operations in […]
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