Sani Usman, the spokesman of the
Nigerian Army, says it is not true that the Nigerian army has committed war
crimes against humanity.
On Monday, we reported
revelations from the International Criminal Court (ICC), stating that the court
had found a reasonable basis to believe that the Nigerian military committed
the war crimes against humanity.
“Specifically, the Office found a
reasonable basis to believe that the NSF committed the war crimes of murder
pursuant to article 8(2)(c)(i); torture, cruel treatment pursuant to article
8(2)(c)(i); outrages upon personal dignity pursuant to article 8(2)(c)(ii); and
intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population,” the ICC had
said.
The ICC added that the office of
the prosecutor, met with Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the
Federation and minister of justice, in July 2018, in connection with its
investigations in Nigeria.
But reacting to the report on
Tuesday, Usman said the report, published by the ICC is not true.
“I just sent a WhatsApp message
to one of the Nigerians at The Hague, and honestly, I wish my phone was here,
you would have seen his reply,” he told Channels TV.
“I think there is an element of
some campaign of calumny and mischief. The International Criminal Court (ICC)
in its preliminary report did not say so.
“In fact, what they said is that
there were issues of interest in Nigeria, but for them to have come out to
indict the Nigerian army, it is not true.”
When asked about the Amnesty
International reports stating crimes against humanity, Usman went on to say
that Amnesty has maintained a “vanguard against the army without credible
evidence”.
The ICC report stating war crimes
by the Nigerian army can be found here.
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