Boko Haram: President Jonathan Releases N1bn for Detention Camps’ Upgrade, Hmmm!

President Goodluck Jonathan said he has approved the disbursement of N1 billion to the military for the upgrade of detention camps where suspected insurgents are held across the country. 

The President disclosed this during an interview in Paris, France, on December 6, 2013, Saturday, shortly before his departure to Nigeria at the end of a two-day summit on peace and security in Africa hosted by President Francois Hollande.

Mr. Jonathan said he gave the approval for the disbursement, following series of complaints by local and international human rights groups on the conditions of barracks which housed the detention camps.

He said he was specifically concerned about a human rights report on the situation of Giwa Barracks where some of the suspected Boko Haram detainees were kept.

“They were talking about some conditions in the barracks and because of that, not quite long, I released N1 billion to make sure that they expand the facilities in detention camps, particularly the camp in Giwa Barrack that they complained about Boko Haram faithfuls that are arrested are being detained in some numbers of places and not only Giwa barracks.

Following complaints that I received, about that particular barrack, I called the Chief of Defence Staff to go and use the army engineers to quickly expand and improve the facilities so that people arrested will live under normal human conditions,” President Jonathan said.

Source: naij