Zaria Massacre: Shi’ite Drags Buhari, Army To ICC .

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Members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN otherwise known as Shiites group said that they have dragged the Nigerian Army to International Criminal Court, ICC in Hague for alleged war crimes in the December 2015 clash with its members in Zaria.

Ibrahim Musa, the group’s media spokesman, stated this while addressing journalist in Kaduna Monday. He said the Zaria clash was a war against the Shiites where over 1000 of its members were allegedly killed by the Army.

“International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has on behalf of Shiites called on the International Criminal Court to open a preliminary enquiry into the events in Zaria last year.

“In the filing submitted to the ICC today IHRC writes: “The crimes committed between the 12th and 14th December 2015 in Zaria, Kaduna State, by the Nigerian army amount to crimes against humanity. The crimes committed by the Nigerian army meet all the necessary legal requirements to warrant a preliminary investigation by the ICC prosecutor.

“The International Criminal Court is being urged to investigate the massacre of nearly 1000 civilians in Nigeria last December at the hands of the country’s armed forces.

“IHRC has called on the international tribunal, which has a mandate to prosecute people for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, to open a preliminary enquiry into the events in Zaria last year in which soldiers attacked the Islamic Movement of Nigeria’s (IMN) supporters, symbols and property.Read more HERE