Audio By Carbonatix Amnesty International called on Nigeria to ​investigate reports that at least 150 people, ‌most of them children, had died in an army-run camp in north-central Kwara state - though the military ​said the reports were baseless. The victims were ​reported to be among about 1,500 members of ⁠the Fulani community who were moved to the ​camp in Yikpata after facing escalating attacks by ​armed groups, Amnesty said on Thursday. "Instead of finding safety, they face overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, restrictions on their ​movements, acute malnutrition and disease," Amnesty said ​in a statement. The military dismissed the report of deaths. "There is ‌no ⁠verifiable evidence to support such an allegation," Major General Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations, told Reuters. "I doubt its veracity. Nothing like ​this has happened," ​he ⁠added. Amnesty said its researchers who visited the camp in April spoke to ​survivors who said starvation and disease ​were widespread, ⁠with multiple bodies buried in single graves. Communities have come under increasing pressure as Islamist militants from ⁠the ​north push into the ​region, security analysts have said. DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited. Tags: Amnesty International Kwara State Nigeria DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited. Related to this story Agazy International Tournament ends as scouts select eight players for European trials Nigeria’s Tinubu nominates new oil regulator in second leadership change in four months China hands over $56.5 million ECOWAS HQ in Nigeria, expanding influence in West Africa Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos bets on local power as grid falters Kenya’s leader backtracks after comments mocking Nigerians’ English South Africa xenophobic attacks: Nigeria demands protection after two citizens killed Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in attack on northeast Nigeria village 15 students rescued after raid on Nigerian orphanage school: state government says IS claims responsibility for Nigeria attack that killed 29 people Behind Nigeria’s murky coup plot – the money, the prayers and a Nollywood arrest Latest Stories Amnesty urges Nigeria to investigate deaths in army-run camp, military says report baseless26 minutes Cocoa buyers divert funds to purchase smuggled beans, COCOBOD says35 minutes Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says45 minutes Violence in Australian town after arrest of man over girl’s murder55 minutes King arrives in Bermuda after ending US trip with visit to small town America1 hour Trainee driver crashes bus into River Seine1 hour UK terrorism threat level raised to severe after Golders Green attack1 hour Twitch streamer hit by car live on camera – ‘It felt like slow motion’2 hours OpenAI tells ChatGPT models to stop talking about goblins2 hours US official says Iran war truce ‘terminated’ hostilities for war powers deadline2 hours Trump to remove whisky tariffs after King’s visit2 hours Oscar goes missing after Academy Award winner is blocked from taking it on flight2 hours Trump signs bill to end record shutdown over immigration enforcement2 hours US imposes sanctions on former Congo President Joseph Kabila4 hours Former Chick-fil-A employee charged in $80,000 mac-and-cheese scheme4 hours