It’s truthful to say that atrocities aren’t solely dedicated by navy heads of state; civilian presidents have additionally presided over them. In 1999, Obasanjo, this time as civilian president, ordered the navy to invade the southern metropolis of Odi, the place they destroyed homes and killed residents, after a conflict with gangsters that left a number of cops lifeless. Underneath the pretext of sustaining nationwide safety, troopers have killed villagers on suspicion of being Boko Haram insurgents and opened fireplace on Shia Muslims and separatists for organizing peaceable protests. In response to Amnesty Worldwide, troopers killed a minimum of 150 separatists underneath President Muhammadu Buhari's watch between 2015 and 2016. When requested in an interview with Aljazeera to observe a clip of the brutal act, he declined the provide with chilling nonchalance.
