Soldiers and members of a militia working alongside the military also raped women and starved civilians, the human rights watchdog group said, in what amounted to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity. “It is absolutely shocking that people who had already suffered so much under Boko Haram have been condemned to further horrendous abuse by the Nigerian military,” said Osai Ojigho, director of Amnesty International Nigeria. Since then, Nigerian officials have repeatedly claimed that Boko Haram is defeated, even as the group continues to carry out deadly attacks. “Women have said that if they complain, they risk being called a 'Boko Haram wife' and facing reprisals.”Other women accused of being married to Boko Haram fighters were arbitrarily detained in barracks in northeastern Nigeria for years. Nigerian military 'mistake' kills at least 50 in attack on safe-haven townThe Nigerian military is so broken, its soldiers are refusing to fight

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2018 20:37 UTC