The Nigerian Military Authority has described as baseless a report recently published by the Amnesty International (AI) alleging death of 240 people including babies in Borno and 177 pro Biafran agitators. He said It is on record that Amnesty International embarked on such series of false allegations against the Nigerian military and other security forces as far back as the inception of the military action against terrorists in the North East. The truth is that the Nigerian military has always been open in its operations and do not hide its activities from the probing eye of the public. Amnesty International chose to bandy fabricated reports and concocted stories instead of seeking clarifications from the relevant authorities. "AI would rather contrive their report to suit their intention which is to cast slur on the image and integrity of the Nigerian military.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 23, 2017 22:18 UTC