ICC To Examine Farmers-Herders Crisis In Nigeria

ICC To Examine Farmers-Herders Crisis In Nigeria

The Lead prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda,  says it is examining the farmers-herders crisis in Nigeria.

Bensouda  disclosed this at The Hague, Netherlands, while presenting the annual report of ICC activities for 2018.

He said the ICC was examining available information to determine whether there was reasonable basis to believe that the crimes allegedly committed fall under its jurisdiction.

In the preliminary examinations report, which addresses many countries, including Nigeria, the ICC said from January to June 2018, over 1,300 people were killed and 300,000 displaced as a result of clashes between herders and farmers in five states.

The report stated:  “From January to June 2018, over 1,300 people were reportedly killed as a result of violence between herders and settlers in Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, Adamawa and Taraba states and about 300,000 persons were displaced.

“Furthermore, the office received communications on attacks allegedly carried out by herders and Christian settlers in the context of the violence in Nigeria’s North Central and North East geographical zones.