Amid concerns over possible human rights abuses and extra-judicial killings as recorded in the war against Boko Haram, Nigerian security agencies are set to launch a “major offensive” in the south-east, TheCable understands.
There has been a sustained campaign of arson on government buildings and killing of police officers in the south-east and parts of south-south since the turn of the year.
Targeted are offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), police stations, prisons and police checkpoints.
Multiple security sources informed TheCable that…
