Boko Haram suspects tortured in Cameroon —Amnesty

Suspected Boko Haram fighters, were "brutally tortured" by security forces in Cameroon, a rights group says.

Amnesty International said in a report that the suspects, including women and children, were beaten, waterboarded and forced into stress positions.

The cases allegedly happened between 2013 and 2017, and dozens of detainees died as a result, it added.

The Islamist group, based in neighbouring Nigeria, has killed more than 1,500 civilians in Cameroon since 2014, and abducted many others, Amnesty said.

There was no evidence that foreign forces were involved, but Amnesty urged both countries to investigate the allegations.

UCJ, UNILORIN.