The United States government has urged the Federal Government to protect civilian population as it attempts to flush out insurgents in the north eastern part of the country.
It said such steps were imperative as winning the war against terrorism demanded a holistic approach which must take into account the impact of military operations on the people of the region.
US Assistant Secretary of State, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, spoke during a joint video chat with The US AFRICOM Commander, Gen. David Rodriguez, on American foreign policy and security cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa, which was monitored by our correspondent in Lagos on Wednesday.
Thomas-Greenfiled said it had made Washingtons position known the Federal Government on how best to address the issues of respecting human rights in the fight against terrorism.
She added that the American government would continue to engage with civil societies in Nigeria as they approach the issues of human rights of the local population……
