Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said that the Army remains committed to protecting human rights of people in conflict situations in line with global best practices and rules of engagement.
Lagbaja stated this while declaring open the 2024 Nigerian Army Human Rights Seminar on Thursday in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
The COAS was represented by Maj. Gen. Hilary Nzan, Commander of Army 4 Special Forces Doma, Nasarawa State.
According to the Army chief, the deployment of troops across the country brings soldiers into the civil space, and frictions are bound to occur between them and civilians.
“It is in recognition of this that the Army has taken up the issue of human rights and the protection of civilians in conflict areas to be of high priority.
