Killings, arrests, kidnappings in NW, SW force many to flee abroad

BY KUBU EVELYN Since the onset of the armed conflict in 2017 between the military and the armed Separartist fighters, commonly referred to as “Amba” fighters, in the two English-speaking regions of the country, there has been an upsurge of the most grievous human rights abuses. There has been heightened level of unlawful killings, arbitrary arrests, detentions, and torture allegedly committed by the military. Meanwhile, separatist fighters are also accused of been perpetrating acts of killings, torture, kidnappings for ransom, among others. These have forced many, especially young people, to flee the country. Pekins Nwachukwe Ayuk Amnesty International reported in…