Nigeria
Practice Relating to Rule 87. Humane Treatment
Nigeria’s Operational Code of Conduct (1967) provides: “Male civilians hostile to the Federal Forces are to be dealt with firmly but fairly. They must be humanely treated.”
Nigeria’s Military Manual (1994) provides: “Civilians shall … be treated humanely.”
Nigeria’s Operational Code of Conduct (1967) provides: “All military and civilian wounded … must be respected and protected in all circumstances.”
Nigeria’s Manual on the Laws of War provides that the wounded and sick who are in the power of a belligerent must be humanely treated.
Nigeria’s Operational Code of Conduct (1967) states: “Soldiers who surrender … are entitled in all circumstances to humane treatment and respect for their person and their honor.”
Nigeria’s Military Manual (1994) states: “Enemy prisoners … shall be treated humanely.”
Nigeria’s Manual on the Laws of War provides that “prisoners of war must at all times be humanely treated … Prisoners of war must be protected from violence, threats and the curiosity of the public.”