Nigerian Army, Boko Haram News: Nigeria's Military Accused Of 'Extensive' Rights Violations

Global rights regulator Amnesty International accused Nigeria's military and its civilian militia of extensive "human rights violations" in their fight against Boko Haram. Amnesty collected testimonies from witnesses, images and footage, and it was determined that Nigerian troops committed "fresh evidence of extrajudicial executions and serious human rights violations" as they battled extremist groups in the country's northeast.