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CLO criticises plan to transfer local soldiers from Niger Delta

    ABIDJAN

    The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has criticised a reported plan by the Nigerian Army to transfer indigenes from formations in the Niger Delta, ‘The Guardian’ reported on Friday.

    The Lagos daily reported the CLO as saying in a statement that the move indicated an imminent crackdown on rights groups operating in the region.

    Army Chief of Staff Major General Victor Malu said recently that soldiers originally from troubled areas in the Delta needed to be sent to other parts of Nigeria so that they do not become part of the problem in the region, media organisations have reported.

    The CLO charged in a statement that the army planned the transfers because it wanted to crack down on people in the area “who are genuinely demanding their fundamental human rights”, according to the daily.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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