Following the recent report from the amnesty international that indicted some Nigerian military men, the #BringBackOurGirls group has called on the Nigerian security to observe the world standard in the prosecution of the fight against insurgency.

Speaking at the group’s sit-out yesterday, a member of the group, Dr Allen Manasah said the group will not engage or conclude its stand yet, instead it will alley with what President Mohammedu Buhari said, which is to study the report first.

Manasah further explained that the heinous evil perpetuated by the Boko Haram sects cannot be waived aside because of a report from amnesty international, instead, President Buhari should be allowed to study the report and tell us his findings.

He however, clarified that he is not particularly implying that the Nigeria military is neither guilty nor free of the alleged crimes, instead, he is of the view that judging from the activities of the insurgency and the military, there should be need for the president’s report.

It would be recalled that human rights organisation, Amnesty International (AI) had in their recent report, called for the immediate investigation of top past and present military commanders for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Nigeria military in its fight against Islamist extremist insurgents, Boko Haram.

According to the report released entitled: Stars on their shoulders. Blood on their hands: War crimes committed by the Nigerian military, amnesty international alleged that over 7,000 men and boys suspected to be members of the Boko Haram have died in military detention since March 2011, and more than 1,200 others have been unlawfully killed since February 2012.

The orgaanisation further claimed that the report provides compelling evidence gathered from interviews with over 400 victims, senior military officials, and leaked military reports and correspondences to warrant investigations into “individual and command responsibilities of soldiers, and mid-level and senior-level military commanders up to the Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Army Staff who should be investigated for the alleged war crime and crime against humanity”.