Responding to the killing of greater than 40 civilians by Boko Haram throughout an assault on farming communities in Borno state north-east Nigeria on 12 January, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty Worldwide Nigeria, stated:
“Amnesty Worldwide strongly condemns the executions of those civilians which, as soon as once more, reveals Boko Haram’s utter disregard for the sanctity of human life and for guidelines of worldwide humanitarian regulation. Boko Haram should be held to account for its years of atrocities, together with warfare crimes.
“Our findings present that Boko Haram rounded up the farmers and fishermen, separated the boys and shot them at shut vary. Those that tried to flee have been pursued and killed whereas dozens extra have been injured. A seek for useless our bodies continues to be ongoing whereas a mass burial is being deliberate for these killed.
“In addition to killings focusing on civilians, Boko Haram continues to abduct girls and women and extensively loot property. The truth that such atrocities stay commonplace reveals that extra must be completed to guard civilians and be certain that households of victims obtain reparation and justice.”
Background
Boko Haram fighters executed over 40 farmers and fishermen at Dumba neighborhood close to Baga Borno state northeast. A resident of Baga informed Amnesty Worldwide that dozens of individuals have been injured and plenty of are lacking. These killed have been buried. Since 2020 Boko Haram has been focusing on farmers and farmers across the Lake Chad. The armed battle in northeast Nigeria has been ongoing since not less than 2011 and it has created a humanitarian disaster, with greater than 2,000,000 individuals displaced, in keeping with the UN. Amnesty Worldwide has repeatedly documented crimes under international law and different critical violations of worldwide human rights and humanitarian regulation dedicated by each Boko Haram and the Nigerian army within the context of the battle in northeast Nigeria.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Amnesty Worldwide.