Buhari will act on Amnesty International report on rights abuse says spokesman

President Muhammadu Buhari has again given assurance that his administration will closely study the report released recently by Amnesty International, which accused senior Nigerian military officials of gross human rights abuse.

The President’s statement is contained in a release by the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Friday.

The president is quite disturbed by the allegations contained in the report.

“The next step is to look into the allegations and confirm or disprove the disturbing details,” Shehu said.

He added that Buhari had already decided that one of the first assignments of the incoming Attorney-General of the Federation would be to look into the Amnesty International report and advise the government on an appropriate course of action.

“This is in addition to the internal inquiry he asked the armed services to undertake by themselves,” Shehu said.

He also emphasised Buhari’s commitment to human rights and his promise that there would be no human rights abuses under his administration.

“Any allegation of human rights abuse that takes place during the tenure of President Buhari’s government will be swiftly investigated and dealt with,” he said.

NAN