The
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has
stated that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is established by the
Consitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and therefore guided by
laws in all its affairs.
He
further added that the Nigerian Army (NA) respects and protect Human
Rights even in the fight against terrorism and ainsurgency. He also said
that the NA takes Human Rights issue very seriously and trains its
personnel both locally and abroad on the issue. The NA has also
partnered NHRC and ICRC who visited NA detention facilities on regular
basis.
The
COAS further added that the AFN have recognized the importance and
respects the Rule of Law. He also said that there is no safe haven for
Human Right violators in today's Nigerian Army. He stated this in his
remarks at the Nigerian Bar Association's Workshop on "Human Rights in
Times of Conflict", in Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno State
today.
Similarly, Nigerian Bar Association
with Nigerian Army inaugurates human rights monitoring team as part of
measures to improve human rights protection and abuse by security
personnel. In addition, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association,
Augustine Alegbe, at a workshop in Maiduguri, lauds the military's
counter-insurgency efforts in the Northeast.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Ag Director Army Public Relations
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