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The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ICC, is set to seek authorization to investigate cases of abduction of school children in Nigeria.
A statement issued today by the Deputy Director of Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, Kolawole Oluwadare disclosed that the investigation will also cover kidnappings in Northern Nigeria, closure of schools, and the persistent failure of the federal and state authorities to end the abduction.
The statement noted that the ICC prosecutor’s decision followed a petition sent to the court by SERAP.
It, however, disclosed that in a petition 4th September, 2021 SERAP urged Khan to push for the trial of those suspected to be responsible and complicit in the crimes to be invited and tried by the ICC.N
