Niger To hand over Boko Haram Militants To ICC

  

The Niger Government has arrested scores of Boko Haram militants and would hand them over to the International Criminal Court, President Mahamadou Issoufou, has said.

Issoufou made this known on Tuesday during a high-level leaders’ round table entitled ‘Uphold the Norms that Safeguard Humanity’, according to a document from the World Humanitarian Summit, ongoing in Istanbul, Turkey, made available to reporters in New York.
He said the Nigerien government would ensure the militants are tried by the ICC.

“This is something that all countries should do,” he said.

The best way to protect civilians, he added, was to ratify humanitarian conventions.

“Political, military and administrative authorities must be aware of pledges made by Governments and of the sanctions provided for under those conventions.”

Issoufou said that all countries must take on commitments to strengthen respect for international humanitarian law and human rights instruments, as well as guarantee that populations in need received humanitarian aid.