Civil-Military Relations Accountability Forum organized by the NHRC in collaboration with CLEEN Foundation and Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution.

The National Human Rights Commission says  mutual trust and free flow of information between the civil  populace and the Military are  crucial towards achieving human rights friendly security operations in Nigeria. 

Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu esq stated this in Abuja at a  Civil-Military Relations Accountability Forum organized by the NHRC in collaboration with CLEEN Foundation and Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution. 

Ojukwu who was represented at the occasion by the Assistant Director Legal, Mr. Halilu Adamu said that as a way of addressing allegations of rights violations against the Military, the Commission ensured that human rights desks are established in all Military Services and  appointment of a human rights Adviser to the Chief of Defense Staff among other interventions. 

According to the NHRC boss  Civil Military Relations Forum has provided a formidable platform for security operatives  to tell their own story and for members of the public to peer review their operations in line with human rights standards.