Nigeria: Amnesty International Demands Investigation of Sokoto Military Airstrikes

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Christmas Day airstrike also killed dozens of livestock in the affected villages.

Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the killing of 10 villagers in a Christmas Day military airstrike in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

The director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, said, “Launching air raids is not a legitimate law enforcement method by any standard.

“Such reckless use of deadly force is unlawful, outrageous and lays…