The military programme allegedly concerned terminating no less than 10,000 pregnancies amongst ladies and ladies Boko Haram kidnapped.
United Nations Secretary-Common Antonio Guterres known as on Nigerian authorities to analyze allegations of systemic and coerced abortions reportedly perpetrated by its military, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has stated.
The Reuters information company reported on Wednesday that the Nigerian Military has run a secret, systematic and unlawful abortion programme within the nation’s northeast since no less than 2013.
The programme allegedly concerned terminating no less than 10,000 pregnancies amongst ladies and ladies, lots of whom had been kidnapped and raped by Boko Haram, based on dozens of witness accounts and documentation reviewed by Reuters.
“The Secretary-Common takes be aware with concern of the allegations of systemic and coerced abortions reportedly perpetrated by the Nigerian Military in opposition to ladies and ladies who had already been victimized by Boko Haram,” Dujarric stated in an e mail to Reuters.
He known as for an intensive investigation and “rapid remedial actions and accountability measures,” if such measures have been vital.
“We name on the Nigerian authorities to completely examine these allegations and ensure there’s accountability,” Dujarric instructed reporters in a while Friday.
A US State Division spokesperson stated the Biden administration was “deeply troubled.”
“Our embassy in Abuja is searching for additional data, together with from the federal government of Nigeria and stakeholders working on this house,” the spokesperson stated. “We have now inspired the federal government of Nigeria to take the allegations severely and to conduct an intensive and clear investigation, and we’ll proceed to take action.”
Nigeria’s defence chief stated on Thursday the navy won’t examine the report, saying it was not true. The Nigerian authorities has not responded publicly to the story.
Reuters studies that Data Minister Lai Mohammed couldn’t instantly be reached for touch upon the UN name for an investigation.