Compensation and recognition have been canvassed for troops fighting Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East.
Making the recommendation is a joint committee of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights while making recommendations to the National Assembly (NASS) in Abuja.
In its recommendation contained in a preliminary finding submitted to the leaderships of NASS after an investigation on allegations of human rights abuse that was made against the Nigerian military by some foreign media organizations.
By this recommendation the committee said the troops fighting Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East should be absolved of wrong doing saying the troops have approached the war on insurgency with international standards on human rights and as such deserved to be compensated to serve as source of motivation and encouragement to others.
The committee also recommended that issues of human rights abuse are subjective and urging the National Assembly leadership to submit in clear terms expulsion as a punishment for erring Non-Governmental organizations operating in the country.
The committee also asked that the “Action Against Hunger and Amnesty International be invited with a view to answer why they should not be banned from operating within the Nigerian territory.
It also recommended the auditing of non-governmental organizations by security agencies before they can be allowed to operate within the country while asking the leadership of the National assembly to invite the “Action Against Hunger and Amnesty International with a view to answer why they should not be banned from operating within the Nigerian territory.
A Senior Programme Officer for the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Foundation Nepal, Rev. Solomon Semaka while making the recommendation noted that their involvement in the committee’s fact finding mission was to ensure that the interest of NGOs and media organizations were represented and given fair hearing.
He acknowledged on behalf of NGOs that the representations in the report were fair given the glaring evidence and testimonies the committee received.
