Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Ministry on Saturday faulted the latest report by Amnesty International on the West African country's security, dismissing its probe as wrong.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Olugbenga Ashiru in a statement said Amnesty International did not only err by not consulting the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but was biased in its report on human rights abuses by Nigerian security forces in fighting the Boko Haram sect.

"Contrary to Amnesty International, we do not share the views that they were extra-judicial killings in Nigeria. In the course of exchange of fire, our security forces were also killed, so there were no deliberate killings," said the minister.

On Thursday, Amnesty International presented a report entitled "Nigeria: Trapped in the Circle of Violence", where it highlighted Nigeria's security challenges, oil spills and the demolition of houses.

But the report, according to the Nigerian minister, was based largely on the third party account.

"Amnesty International should establish an office in Nigeria where it could operate from, moreover that will foster a continuous good working relationship between the international human rights group and Nigeria," he proposed.

Nigeria's military spokesperson, Col. Mohammed Yerima, also denied the claims by Amnesty International in a telephone chat with Xinhua, saying the troops only kill Boko Haram militants during gunfights and that they have never executed anyone unlawfully.