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Incident on 17 September 2014 [+] Print this page

Location: Konduga, Borno [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Violation types: Extrajudicial Execution [+]

Perpetrator classifications: Military [+]

Location


This incident took place in Konduga, Borno, Nigeria [+]

Description


According to Amnesty International: "EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTION OF FOUR MEN IN KONDUGA, 17 SEPTEMBER 2014 On 17 September 2014, the army repelled a Boko Haram attack on the military barracks in Konduga. Many soldiers and Boko Haram fighters died. The army captured five Boko Haram suspects, one of whom they identified as the Boko Haram commander Abubakar Shekau. He, along with three of the other suspects, died in custody. Video footage of the interrogation and photos showing the corpse of the alleged Boko Haram commander were posted online. After Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video statement, it became clear that the dead captive was someone else. A military source confirmed to Amnesty International that the person that had been killed was not Shekau. A Civilian JTF member from Konduga who witnessed the arrest of these men told Amnesty International that after soldiers had interrogated the man thought to be Shekau, the Officer in Charge ordered the other soldiers to break his legs and take him to the soldiers’ lodge. The witness claims that once the Officer in Charge left, the junior officers shot and killed four of the five suspects, including the alleged Boko Haram commander. It is unclear what happened to the fifth man. The witness told Amnesty International that the detainees posed no threat and were murdered by solders [sic]; the video evidence confirms his statement." [+]

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
02 June 2015 Amnesty International Stars on their shoulders. Blood on their hands. War crimes committed by the Nigerian military. 44/1657/2015. 27 September 2018