Nigerian forces accused of torture and illegal detention of children – report

Amnesty International alleges that at least 10,000 died while being wrongly held - some of them in a centre part funded by the UK

Widespread unlawful detention and torture by Nigerian security forces has aggravated the suffering of a generation of children and tens of thousands of people in north-east Nigeria, according to a new report.

At least 10,000 victims - many of them children - have died in military detention, among the many thousands more arrested during a decade-long conflict with jihadist groups, according to Amnesty International.