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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Nigerian authorities to investigate allegations of systemic and coerced abortions reportedly perpetrated by its army, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said.<\/div>\n
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The Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday that the Nigerian Army has run a secret, systematic and illegal abortion programme in the country\u2019s northeast since at least 2013.<\/p>\n

The programme allegedly involved terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies among women and girls, many of whom had been kidnapped and raped by Boko Haram, according to dozens of witness accounts and documentation reviewed by Reuters.<\/p><\/div>\n

\n\u201cThe Secretary-General takes note with concern of the allegations of systemic and coerced abortions reportedly perpetrated by the Nigerian Army against women and girls who had already been victimized by Boko Haram,\u201d Dujarric said in an email to Reuters.<\/p>\n

He called for a thorough investigation and \u201cimmediate remedial actions and accountability measures,\u201d if such measures were necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call on the Nigerian authorities to fully investigate these allegations and make sure there\u2019s accountability,\u201d Dujarric told reporters later on Friday.<\/p>\n

A US State Department spokesperson said the Biden administration was \u201cdeeply troubled.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur embassy in Abuja is seeking further information, including from the government of Nigeria and stakeholders working in this space,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cWe have encouraged the government of Nigeria to take the allegations seriously and to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation, and we will continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nigeria\u2019s defence chief said on Thursday the military will not investigate the report, saying it was not true. The Nigerian government has not responded publicly to the story.<\/p>\n

Reuters reports that Information Minister Lai Mohammed could not immediately be reached for comment on the UN call for an investigation. ( Al Jazeera and News Agencies)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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