Published on 10 May 2016
A
new report by Amnesty International says children are dying in military
detention in northeast Nigeria. The victims and their families are
being held in Giwa Barracks, in Maiduguri in Borno State. Amnesty says
more than one hundred children - some as young as five - are being held
in over crowded and inhumane conditions. But the military says most of
the detainees are Boko Haram fighters and suspects.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reports from Abuja.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reports from Abuja.
BBC News - Nigeria Giwa barracks 'a place of death' says Amnesty https://t.co/m42TAjPOBs
— TeegTeeg (@TeegTeeg13) May 11, 2016
149 ppl including babies & young children died in Giwa barracks Nigeria in 2016 #ShutGiwaNow https://t.co/qP0pWVZF0o pic.twitter.com/FzypBMteef
— amnestypress (@amnestypress) May 10, 2016