Buhari vows to deal with human rights abuse

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to investigate and “deal with” issues that involve breach of human rights.

According to Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Buhari made the statement on Monday during a meeting with a delegation from the United States Institute of Peace.

“We attach great importance to human rights. If there are breaches, they will be investigated and dealt with,” Shehu quoted him as saying.

According to Shehu, Buhari also assured the delegation that his administration’s ongoing war against corruption would be fought within the ambit of the law and that mechanisms had been put in place to ensure respect for human rights in the fight against insurgency.

He said his administration was giving the highest priority to the resettlement of displaced persons and rehabilitation of infrastructure in the north-east, adding that the federal government had begun mobilising the military and task forces to stop the sabotage of oil facilities and kidnapping of citizens in the coastal areas of the country.

He welcomed the growing international support, especially from the United States and Europe, for Nigeria’s efforts to end insurgency.

In her response, Nancy Lindborg, the leader of the delegation, applauded the progress being made by the Buhari-led administration in ensuring greater security in Nigeria.

She promised the continued assistance of the institute for the reconstruction and development work going on in the country.