Amnesty International on Wednesday accused a powerful militia group in Libya of what it describes as shocking crimes against migrants as well as residents of the capital, Tripoli.
According to the international organisation, the state-funded Stability Support Authority (SSA) has succuessfully carried out unlawful killings, torture, forced labour and arbitrary detentions without being adequately checkmated.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the SSA was created under a decree by former Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj sometime in January last year.
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Meanwhile, Amnesty has written to the Libyan authorities demanding that its leader, Abdul Ghani al-Kikli, be removed from his position.
It has maintained that he has a well-documented criminal history.
Militia groups have held sway in many areas of conflict-plagued Libya since the ousting and killing of the country’s long-time leader, Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
In a related development, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) operating in Nigeria has reportedly ordered military uniforms from Libya.
One of the commanders who made this revelation is said to have mentioned the purchase ahead of planned attacks in the coming weeks.
Africa Today News, New York reports that uniforms were procured by one Ibrahim Maidogon Kwana in Kusri, Cameroon.
Kwana and his boys are plotting to move the items into Nigerian territory in boats through border communities.
Gamboru-Ngala and Ruwa Misa in the south of Lake Chad axis are two routes already identified.
Over the years, terrorist organisations in Nigeria, including Boko Haram, step up attacks around Yuletide.
One of their decoys is reportedly using military fatigues to disguise as government forces to abduct civilians, attacks troops’ checkpoints and bases which they have a good understanding of.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that increased surveillance around Lake Chad was one of the issues discussed during Friday’s visit of Defence Minister, retired Major General Bashir Magashi.