Press briefing note on Nigeria - DisplayNews
Nigeria/Boko
Haram: UN Human Rights Office deeply deplore the vicious, ruthless
attacks against civilians in the northeastern town of Baga, where Boko
Haram has reportedly been operating since 3 January: http://sm.ohchr.org/14vl9bq
The killings at marketplaces are particularly shocking given reports
that girls, possibly one as young as 10, may have been forced to carry
out the attack. The use of a child to detonate a bomb is not only
morally repugnant but constitutes an egregious form of child
exploitation under international law.
We urge Nigerian
authorities to redouble their efforts to create conditions for an
effective investigation into the incidents, with a view to establishing
the facts surrounding the killings and holding the perpetrators
accountable.
