The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it has opened a preliminary inquiry into the demonstrations against harassment and brutality by way of the police.
According to BBC, the ICC said it had obtained facts on alleged crimes throughout the protests, which have been organised under the #EndSARS campaign.
In October, many Nigerians took to the streets to call for an give up to police brutality.
In response to the protests, Mohammed Adamu, inspector-fashionable of police (IGP), announced the dissolution of the unique anti-robbery squad (SARS) — a unit that had been accused of extrajudicial killings.
The ICC said the inquiry will begin with “whether or not the legal criteria for opening an investigation below the Rome Statute are met”.
The development is coming after some of civil society firms (CSO) threatened to document a few heads of security groups to the ICC over the conduct of their employees throughout the demonstrations, popularly known as #EndSARS protests.
However, Tukur Buratai, chief of army group of workers, has because brushed off the threats to report him and a few heads of safety companies to the ICC and different international government.
“They have always threatened to report the NA to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and also threatened various kinds of sanctions towards employees and their families,” Buratai had said.
“Criminal elements are threatening us with journey ban however we are not concerned because we should stay in this country to make it higher.”
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