Boko Haram fighters
Amnesty International (AI) has described the recent attacks on Baga by
Boko Haram as the deadliest even as it called on government to put
measures in place to protect civilians.
In a news flash , Nigeria researcher for Amnesty International, Daniel
Eyre said: “The attack on Baga and surrounding towns, looks as if it
could be Boko Haram’s deadliest act in a catalogue of increasingly
heinous attacks carried out by the group.
"If reports that the town was largely razed to the ground and that
hundreds or even as many as two thousand civilians were killed are true,
this marks a disturbing and bloody escalation of Boko Haram’s ongoing
onslaught against the civilian population."
He said AI was working to find out more details of what happened during the attack on Baga and the surrounding area.
According to him, this attack reiterates the urgent need for Boko
Haram to stop the senseless killing of civilians and for the Nigerian
government to take measures to protect a population who live in constant
fear of such attacks."
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