Abuja, Nigeria, 11th June 2015: President
Muhammadu Buhari has once again given
assurance that his government will closely study
the report released recently by Amnesty
International, in which top ranking officers of the
Nigerian military were accused of gross abuse of
human rights.
"The president is quite disturbed by the
allegations contained in the report," Malam Shehu
said. "The next step is to look into the allegations
and confirm or disprove the disturbing details."
He added that President Buhari has already
determined 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,"
the presidency official said.
He also emphasised President Buhari's
commitment to human rights, and his promise
that there would be no human rights abuses
under his government.
"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.
Mal. Garba Shehu Senior Special Assistant (Media
& Publicity)
State House
Abuja
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