In March 2014, Nigerian soldiers reportedly entered into Giwa Barracks, a notorious detention centre in Maiduguri, and opened fire on several detainees.
Hundreds of other detainees were allegedly driven away from the centre to other parts of the city where they were summarily executed.
Although the military initially claimed it responded swiftly to the attack and prevented the attackers from rescuing their fellow sect members from the cell, evidence that later emerged from the scenes, including, countered official narratives and exposed the severity of the attack. Families of the victims have now waited for more than half a decade without justice for their loved ones killed at Giwa Barracks, the frontline rights group said, calling on authorities to address the situation.
“Despite repeated promises by the present government and establishing various committees to investigate the 14 March 2014 killings, not a single person has been held responsible or brought to justice for the mass killings that is among the most horrific incidents perpetrated by the military in the ongoing conflict in the north east,” Mrs Ojigho added.
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