18 Arrested Men Suspected By Soldiers to Be Boko Haram Members Killed in Cold Blood
Category: Boko Haram News
18 men suspected to be members of Boko Haram militants were killed
today in a very questionable circumstance, with gunshots and knife
wounds. Residents of Potiskum have described it has pure cold murder by some soldiers deployed to the community.
According to reports drawn from AFP/BBC,
“Eighteen men arrested by soldiers in north-east Nigeria have been found
dead hours after being taken into custody, residents in the town of
Potiskum say.
All the bodies had gunshot and knife wounds, they said.
The men had earlier been accused of being members of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
The Nigerian military has denied killing them and announced the release
of more than 40 others who had been suspected of links with the
militants.
Two residents of Potiskum, who told the BBC they had identified 18
bodies in the town’s morgue, said the men had been arrested on Wednesday
by the Nigerian military during a search operation.
A nurse at the morgue was quoted by AFP news agency as saying the bodies had been brought in by soldiers.
‘Cold-blooded murder’
The news agency said community leaders believed the men had been killed
because they were from the Kanuri ethnic group from which Boko Haram
draws many of its members.
They have demanded an inquiry into the deaths.
“We believe they were killed on suspicion of being Boko Haram because
they were Kanuris,” AFP quoted an unnamed community leader as saying.
Another said: “The government should look into this cold-blooded murder
and ensure justice is done because being a soldier is not a licence to
kill at will on mere suspicion.”
Atrocities
Potiskum is the commercial centre of Yobe state and has been the scene
of many attacks by Boko Haram, including a suicide bombing on Monday in
which 15 people died.
The Nigerian army has been conducting a war against the group and has
frequently been accused of committing atrocities itself, including
torture and beheadings. But the Nigerian army had denied such allegations.
They were given more than $1,000 (£631) each by the military and the local government”
Source: BBC/AFP
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