By Chijioke Okoronkwo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is fully cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) preliminary examination into issues related to insurgencyin the North East to ensure the process is forthrightly concluded.
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the vice president gave the assurance when he received a delegation from the ICC led by its Prosecutor, Mrs Fatou Bensouda, at the Presidential, Villa, Abuja.
The meeting was held to discuss Nigeria’s support and cooperation with the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICC.
The vice president emphasised that the Nigerian Government remained committed to its obligations under the Rome Statute.
He also referred to the work of a judicial inquiry constituted by the Federal Government to address some of the ICC preliminary issues.
“We have done quite a lot to prove that we are determined to fulfill our obligation under the Statute.
“And I want to say that,…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
