International Criminal Court accused of ‘gross complacency’ after decades of violence in Nigeria
from Christian Today:
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been accused of “gross complacency or worse” towards Nigeria, where an Islamist insurgency has left thousands of Christians and other Nigerians dead.
The ICC has spent the last 10 years investigating claims of war crimes in Nigeria by Islamist faction Boko Haram as well as Nigeria’s own security forces, but investigations remain in the preliminary stage.
In a letter to the ICC, human rights organisation PSJ UK is demanding a quick resolution after an “agonisingly long wait” for justice.
Recent figures from the International Committee on Nigeria suggest that 100,000 Nigerians have been killed by the Islamic State, Boko Haram or militant Fulani herdsmen since the year 2000.
Human rights barrister Paul Diamond, who supported PSJ UK’s letter, said: “During this time period, deaths resulting from militant Fulani attacks include 17,284 across Nigeria and 13,079 in predominantly Christian states such as Benue, Kaduna, Plateau, and Taraba. That means three of every four militant Fulani victims during this time were Christians, not incidental by any means when reviewing genocide allegations.”
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