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According to Nigeria’s Military Manual (1994) and Soldiers’ Code of Conduct, combatants are military objectives.
Nigeria, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Directorate of Legal Services, Nigerian Army, 1994, p. 39, § 5(a); see also Code of Conduct for Combatants, “The Soldier’s Rules”, Nigerian Army, undated, § 1.