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Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has dismissed allegations that the military forcefully aborted pregnancies among women impregnated by Boko Haram insurgents. A 2022 Reuters report claimed the military terminated at least 10,000 pregnancies as part of its counter-insurgency efforts in the northeast.
General Musa described the allegations as baseless and part of a smear campaign by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with ulterior motives. He argued that such allegations often emerge when the military makes significant progress, aiming to tarnish its image and demoralize troops.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) investigated the allegations and found no evidence of wrongdoing by the military. General Musa noted that the military granted the panel unrestricted access during the investigation, which lasted over a year.
The military has approached the Attorney General to pursue legal action against the accusers, and General Musa has called for a public apology from those who made the allegations. He also questioned the silence of international organizations and local NGOs, including the United Nations, over the allegations
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