Release Children Detained By Military, Human Rights Watch Tells MBuhari | Sahara Reporters Children are being detained in horrific conditions for years, with little or no evidence of involvement with Boko Haram, and without even being...hrw READ MORE:
Human Rights Watch has urged the Nigerian Government to release all children detained by the military over suspected links with Boko Haram.
The group said, “Many children are held without charge for months or years in squalid and severely overcrowded military barracks with no contact with the outside world.“Many of these children already survived attacks by Boko Haram. The authorities' cruel treatment adds to their suffering and victimises them further.”
The Nigerian military denied the report in a statement by Defence spokesperson, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, on Tuesday, saying it was not only false but threatened to undermine peace in the volatile region.
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