The 2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has indicted the Nigerian government for serious abuse and extrajudicial killings, among other infractions. The report specifically listed significant human rights issues by state and non-state actors as unlawful and arbitrary killings, including extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, torture, and arbitrary detention. Worthy of positive mention, according to the report, are the efforts of the Borno State government, which provided financial and in-kind resources to the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), a non-governmental self-defence militia that at times coordinated with the military. The report cited “human rights organisations and press reporting” alleging that the CJTF committed human rights abuses. Both groups subjected many women and girls to sexual and gender-based violence, including forced marriages, sexual slavery, and rape.

Source: The Guardian March 19, 2020 04:07 UTC