The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it’s conducting a preliminary examination into allegations surrounding the recent #EndSARS protests in Nigeria.
It also promised to make the findings of its preliminary examination public.
The office of the ICC prosecutor in a statement issued Wednesday said it had received information on alleged crimes and it has commenced inquiries.
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It said, ‘The examination will assess whether the legal criteria for opening an investigation under the Rome Statute are met‘.
The #EndSARS protesters gathered in streets in major towns of the country to demonstrate against police brutality for weeks, leading to a crackdown.
The BBC had earlier reported that the crackdown on peaceful protesters saw about 51 civilians, 11 police officers, and seven soldiers killed.
Rights group Amnesty International said security forces opened fire on protesters, killing and injuring a number of people. Both the police and the army have rejected Amnesty’s allegation describing them as lies.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK