Soldiers are seen on a truck along a road in Maiduguri in Borno State, Nigeria May 14, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
ABUJA (Reuters) - More than 8,000 people have died while being detained by Nigeria's armed forces during the campaign against militant Islamist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, allegations that the military denied.
The group said many of the prisoners were executed and others died due to starvation, overcrowding, torture and denial of medical assistance.
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