The Niger Government has arrested scores of Boko Haram militants and would hand them over to the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Mahamadou Issoufou, has said.
This is contained in a document from the World Humanitarian Summit, ongoing in Istanbul, Turkey, made available to reporters in New York.
It indicated that Issoufou spoke on Tuesday during a high-level leaders’ round table titled: “Uphold the Norms that Safeguard Humanity.”
He said the Nigerien government would ensure the militants are tried by the ICC.
“This is something that all countries should do,” he said.
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