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ICC » Press and Media » Press Releases » Statement of the Prosecutor of the About the Court International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, following reports of escalating violence in Nigeria Structure of the Court Press Releases Situations and Cases Statement : 20/01/2015 Press and Media Press Releases (2013) Press Releases Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Press Releases (2012) Audiovisual gallery Bensouda, following reports of escalating violence in Nigeria Press Releases (2011) ICC weekly update Press Releases (2010) Contact I am deeply concerned by reports of ongoing large-scale abuses in north-eastern Press Releases (2009) Nigeria. My Office continues to gather information alleging killings of large Virtual Tour Press Releases (2008) numbers of civilians, the use of girls and boys to participate in hostilities, and the RSS Press Releases (2007) massive displacement of communities by the armed group commonly referred to Press Releases (2006) Reports on activities as Boko Haram. The most recent attack on the city of Baga and adjacent villages Press Releases (2005) Legal texts and tools in early January, as well as the reported use of women and children as suicide Press Releases (2004) bombers in attacks on markets in Maiduguri and Potiskum, on 11 and 12 January, Career opportunities mark a further disturbing escalation in the appalling levels of violence. The Press Releases (2003) Educational Resources intentional targeting of civilians, affecting thousands of women, children and men, Press Releases (2002) cannot be tolerated. Assembly of States Parties Crimes committed by members of any of the parties to the armed conflict in Nigeria must be thoroughly and impartially investigated and prosecuted. As a State Party to the Rome Statute, Nigeria has committed to ensuring that crimes that deeply shock the conscience of humanity do not go unpunished, and I remind Nigeria of its obligation in this regard.
In this context, I recall that the ICC has jurisdiction over Rome Statute crimes committed on the territory of Nigeria or by Nigerian nationals from 1 July 2002 onwards and continues to conduct a preliminary examination of the situation there. No one should doubt my resolve, if need be, to prosecute those individuals most responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity.
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