Respect of human rights by troops is sacrosanct, says commander  — Nigeria — The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News

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The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, yesterday, said respect for human rights and protection of civilians by troops in theatre of war was sacrosanct.

Nicholas reiterated the position of Nigerian Army at the weekend, when Senior Human Rights Adviser of the United Nations System, Dr. Martin Ejidike visited him at Theatre Command Headquarters, Maiduguri.

He said: “Though military operations in the Northeast is asymmetrical, there are mechanisms in place to guide troops’ conduct in host communities. There are rules of engagement for the execution of troops’ operational mandate.”

He added that military hierarchy has zero-tolerance for violation of any of these provisions, which informed Nigerian Army to establish a standing…



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