The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Amnesty International in a report alleged that Boko Haram insurgents attacked the community sequel to the withdrawal of troops from the area. Nwachukwu disclosed that there was no evidence of such attack as well as the murder of 60 persons by the insurgents on January 28; as claimed by the organization. “Undoubtedly, it is disheartening that the situation of Internally Displaced Persons who are already traumatized, having been displaced from their ancestral homes by insurgency, is being further aggravated by recent callous Boko Haram attack on the IDP community. He observed that the report of the assessment exercise indicated that there were no records of 60 persons killed in the insurgents’ attack as claimed by the AI. “The troops commenced a clearance operation in villages surrounding Rann and destroyed Boko Haram terrorists’ camps that were uncovered during the operation.

Source: Punch February 02, 2019 19:41 UTC