The Federal Government has condemned Amnesty International over its recent report alleging human rights violation by Nigerian security agencies.
It described the report as baseless as there was no evidence to support the claim.
In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the report attributed findings to people, but there was no proper description of such people who were said to have provided the information.
The statement reads in part: “The recent report released by the Amnesty International alleging human rights violation by Nigerian security agencies is inherently battling with credibility, falling vehemently short of evidential narration.
“It is short on credibility because it does not contain factual leads that could have laid the foundation for investigative actions.
“Findings are attributed to people but proper description of such people constituting the source of information is not provided.
“Engagement was claimed to have been made with Nigerian authorities but which authority is it, is not provided with clarity. This then is just a wild goose chase report, in essence.”
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The government said the report looked much like a repeated one.
It said Amnesty International ignored the fact of the existing mechanisms put in place by the military, as a self-correcting step and the high-level committee constituted by the Presidency to examine any such claims.
According to the government, the Nigerian military had established cases of abuse and punishments meted out from Orderly Room trials and Court Martials that resulted in losses of rank, dismissals, and trials and convictions by civil courts.
It said the present administration remained deeply committed to the principles of human rights, as well as promotion and protection of people’s freedom, even in the process of fighting terror.
“We commit to ensure that all documented cases of human rights abuses are investigated and those responsible for violation held responsible,” the statement reads further.
