President Goodluck Jonathan has said that his administration is determined to ensure that there are no human rights violations carried out in the war against Boko Haram.
The President also said that the wellbeing of civilians was being put into consideration in the fight against the terrorists.
Jonathan said this on Tuesday, March 3, through his media aide, Reuben Abati during a meeting with the new South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Noh Kyu-Duk at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The statement reads:
“We are sticking to international best practices in prosecuting the war against terrorism and doing our best to ensure that we don’t have cases of human rights abuses in the North-East.”
“We are consistently monitoring the situation and have investigated previous reports of such abuse, which were mostly blown out of proportion for political reasons.”
“Our military has a reputation for discipline and we have insisted on that discipline and control for the safety of civilians in the North-East.”
“The purpose of the entire operation is to save our people from the brutal tyranny of Boko Haram, so we cannot tolerate human rights abuses or wilfully impose further suffering on them.”
The President also urged Kyu-Duk and his Indonesian colleague, Harry Purwanto to work towards improving ties between their home countries and Nigeria.
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