The minister for Justice, Abubakar Salami (SAN) has expressed concern over the investigations being carried out by ICC over the killings of IPOB members and other cases affecting Boko Haram.
“Presently, the ICC is investigating the Nigerian government over an eight potential cases against Nigeria from the initial preliminary examination to preliminary investigation. Six of the cases are Boko Haram related and two are against the military.
The minster who truly understands the gravity of the offence based on the evidences on ground said, “This is naturally worrisome to Nigeria as Nigeria has consistently demonstrated beyond doubt, support to the ICC that it is arresting, investigating and prosecuting anyone that commits any crime that falls within the Rome Statute,” Malami said
In a way of appealing for sympathy, the minister added that it was part of the reason why Nigeria ensured that Eboe-Osuji candidature at the ICC election did not suffer any set-back.
According to him, “On the receipt of the news of your candidature at the ICC, out of sheer desire to ensure the support of Nigeria for your presidency, I personally signed a letter to the ministry of finance.
“This was for payment of all the arrears of assets contributions owed ICC by Nigeria, and we paid €1. 3 million to ICC to ensure the participation of the Nigerian candidate to that election.
Regretting that Nigeria could have withdrawn from ICC if they had known that the case against Nigeria was going to be taken seriously, the minister said:“At this crucial time that the court is experiencing a spate of withdrawals, the most recent, the Philippines, I want to place on record that Nigeria supports your presidency,” the minister said.
Note that BTV had reported, that judges of the ICC sitting in a plenary session on March 11, elected judge Eboe-Osuji as President of the Court for a three-year term.
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