Nigeria-Boko Haram: Prosecutor urges ICC Inquiry into War Crimes

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Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said the vast majority of crimes were by "non-state actors", but that the Nigerian Security Forces als

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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has called for a formal inquiry to begin into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Nigeria.

It follows a decade-long investigation into violence in the north-east involving Boko Haram militants.

Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said the vast majority of crimes were by “non-state actors”, but that the Nigerian Security Forces also needed investigating.

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