ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The first job of the incoming Attorney-General of the Federation will be to investigate the report of world human right body, Amnesty International, in which senior military officers were accused of serious violation of human rights in prosecuting the war against the terrorist group, Boko Haram.
Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s senior special assistant on media and publicity, stated this in a statement he sent to Sundiata Post on Friday.
He said Buhari has once again given assurance that his government would closely study the report released recently by Amnesty International.
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“The president is quite disturbed by the allegations contained in the report,” Shehu said, adding that “the next step is to look into the allegations and confirm or disprove the disturbing details.”
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“The president is quite disturbed by the allegations contained in the report,” Shehu said, adding that “the next step is to look into the allegations and confirm or disprove the disturbing details.”
He informed that Buhari has already determined that one of the first assignments of the incoming Attorney General of the Federation would be to look into the Amnesty International report and advise the government on an appropriate course of action.
“This is in addition to the internal inquiry he asked the armed services to undertake by themselves,” the presidency official said.
He also emphasised Buhari’s commitment to human rights, and his promise that there would be no human rights abuses under his government.
“Any allegation of human rights abuse that takes place during the tenure of President Buhari’s government will be swiftly investigated and dealt with,” he said.
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