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Nigerian Commission NHRC Demands Compensation For Borno Community Over Military Killings Of Civilians

Kemi Okonyedo, a member of the NHRC Governing Council, made the call during the presentation of the investigative panel’s report on human rights violations in counter-insurgency operations in the North-East to the Nigerian Army.

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The killing of civilians in Abisari, Marte Local Government of Borno State, has been described as a grave violation requiring urgent action by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

Kemi Okonyedo, a member of the NHRC Governing Council, made the call during the presentation of the investigative panel’s report on human rights violations in counter-insurgency operations in the North-East to the Nigerian Army.

“The killing of civilians in Abisari remains a grave violation that demands justice, accountability and immediate action,” Okonyedo said.

“These are not abstract issues, they are real. Lives affected are real, families impacted exist, and communities impacted are still suffering and must be acknowledged and addressed,” she added.

The report vindicated the military of allegations of systemic forced abortions but found them culpable of intentionally killing civilians in Abisari.

“The recommendations of the panel provide a roadmap for addressing these violations, holding perpetrators accountable and ensuring that similar violations do not occur in the future.

“Among the panel’s key recommendations is compensation for the victims of the Abisari killings with the Federal Government ensuring that the families and communities affected are provided adequate reparations,” Okonyedo stated.

The Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in Counter-Insurgency Operations in North-East, Nigeria, (SIIP North-East, which sat for nearly two years, had released its findings at the NHRC headquarters in Abuja.

The NHRC had set up the seven-member panel headed by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Abdu Aboki, in January 2023.

This followed a December 2022 Reuters investigative report, alleging that the Nigerian military ran a secret programme terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies of freed captives of Boko Haram terrorists in the troubled North-east region.

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