Where is Justice for the 640 slain in Maiduguri? Read more: https://www.naij.com/765235-special-report-massacre-maiduguri-soldiers-killed-640-people-fg-kept-mute-photos.html

– For two years now, judgement is yet to be passed on the Nigerian Army who allegedly massacred innocent citizens in Maiduguri – The federal government and military have reportedly kept mute and feigned ignorance of the killings It was a sunny afternoon in the year 2014, wailing and crying could be heard from far away in the city of Maiduguri followed by the sound of bullets which created a picture of a war movie acted by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Mothers were scrambling around looking for their sons, wives however were longing for their husbands as young children became fatherless due to the merciless bullets of the Nigerian Army – men that were allegedly mistaken for terrorists were murdered in cold blood. Earlier before these scenario, the Boko Haram sect had launched an attack on Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, smokes from detonated bombs filled the air as terrorists broke a jail where their members were locked up by the Nigerian Army. The Boko Haram sect claimed the attack and said they had freed about 2,000 of their brothers in jail, some of whom recounted at length their experience at the facility, alleging torture by the military. PAY ATTENTION: Listen to the top radio stations on Naij Radio App A report by the Amnesty International disclosed that between 2012 and 2014, about 1200 men and boys had been unlawfully-executed by the military. It further reveals that more than 7,000 people have died in military custody since March 2011 as a result of appalling conditions. “When we were thirsty, we they drank urine, and watched fellow inmates die after our cells were fumigated with chemicals meant for killing mosquitoes,” a Boko Haram detainee said. Charges The aggrieved persons had leveled several charges against the Nigerian army – regarding gross misconducts on the line of duty. Unfortunately, the charges were swept under the carpet. However, the case of the 640 men and boys who were allegedly murdered is yet to be buried in silence and shrouded in mystery. According to Amnesty International (AI), in March 2014, the Nigerian military slaughtered about 640 men and boys in cold blood after a jailbreak in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria. The incident stirred debates within the time of its occurrence, but two years later, no one has been held accountable for the mass murder and a colossal violation of the rights to live and to fair hearing. Read more: https://www.naij.com/765235-special-report-massacre-maiduguri-soldiers-killed-640-people-fg-kept-mute-photos.html