Nigeria: Boko Haram Cited for Crimes Against Humanity

6 August 2013

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Fatou Bensouda, has said after preliminary investigation, she is of the view that the acts attributed to terrorist Boko Haram sect are likely crimes against humanity.

Her statement Monday coincided with the revelation that no fewer than 35 people were killed and several others injured in Borno State during attempts by members of the terrorist Boko Haram sect to take over security and military installations in the state.

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