Nigeria: NHRC Demands Explanations Over Civilian Casualties in Recent Nigerian Military Airstrikes
The commission said repeated airstrikes killed civilians and called for a comprehensive explanation and independent investigations.
- On Thursday, the National Human Rights Commission demanded the Nigerian Air Force provide a "comprehensive explanation" regarding recurrent civilian casualties from recent military airstrikes across the country.
- These demands follow reports from Amnesty International that at least 100 civilians were killed in a Nigerian military airstrike on a crowded market in Zamfara state last weekend.
- Executive Secretary Tony Ojukwu described the repeated reports as "deeply troubling and incompatible with established human rights and humanitarian law standards," stating that Nigerians "deserve to know why this has become a recurring decimal."
- Human Rights Chief Volker Turk urged Nigerian authorities to undertake "thorough, independent and impartial" investigations into the Zamfara incident, while the NHRC also called for accountability and compensation for affected families.
- While the Nigerian State maintains that combating insurgency and banditry remains a legitimate responsibility, the NHRC reiterated that military operations must be conducted "within the bounds of legality, accountability, and respect for human dignity.
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Nigeria: NHRC Demands Explanations Over Civilian Casualties in Recent Nigerian Military Airstrikes
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, described the repeated reports of civilian casualties from aerial bombardments as "deeply troubling and incompatible with established human rights and humanitarian law standards."
NHRC demands explanations over civilian casualties in recent Nigerian military airstrikes
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, described the repeated reports of civilian casualties from aerial bombardments as “deeply troubling and incompatible with established human rights and humanitarian law standards.” The post NHRC demands explanations over civilian casualties in recent Nigerian military airstrikes appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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