Nigerian troops sexually abuse Boko Haram victims: Human Rights Watch

‘Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Nigerian security forces have raped and sexually abused women and girls fleeing the Takfiri Boko Haram terrorist group in the country’s troubled northeast.
The international rights group said in a statement published on Monday that at least 43 cases of “sexual abuse, including rape and exploitation” had been documented by its researchers in July.
The group noted that the victims were housed at seven camps in Maiduguri, the capital of the northeastern Borno State.
Several women and girls told HRW of the abuse carried out by camp leaders set up to help the military fight the terrorist group across the troubled region.’
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