President Buhari Orders Attorney General To lnvestigate Top Ranking Military Officers

Due to the recent allegations by Amnesty International, President
Buhari has assured that his government will closely study the report
released and take the appropriate action.
In a statement released by Garba Shehu, he indicated that the
president has already given the Attorney General of the Federation his
first assignment, which is to investigate the allegations laid against
top ranking military officials including the retired Chief of Army Staff,
Ihejirika.
“The president is quite disturbed by the allegations contained in the
report, the next step is to look into the allegations and confirm or
disprove the disturbing details. This is in addition to the internal
inquiry he asked the armed services to undertake by themselves,” he
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.
The report by Amnesty International, published June 3, accused the
military of being responsible for the deaths of 8,000 prisoners.