Sun. Nov 24th, 2024

HRW Seeks Compensation for Camp Bombing Families

By Dipo Olowookere

The Nigerian government should provide prompt, adequate, and effective compensation to the victims and their families.

This was a statement made by Mausi Segun, who is a senior Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch.

He said, “The Nigerian government should provide prompt, adequate, and effective compensation to the victims and their families of the January 17 bombing of the displaced persons camp in Rann, Borno State.”

According to him, even if there is no evidence of a wilful attack on the camp, which would be a war crime, the camp was bombed indiscriminately, violating international humanitarian law.

He noted that “victims should not be denied redress merely because the government decided the bombing was accidental.”

By Dipo Olowookere

Dipo Olowookere is a journalist based in Nigeria that has passion for reporting business news stories. At his leisure time, he watches football and supports 3SC of Ibadan. Mr Olowookere can be reached via [email protected]

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