Rescuing Chibok Schoolgirls; Nigeria May Appear before ICC for criminal negligence

Rescuing Chibok Schoolgirls; Nigeria May Appear before ICC for criminal negligence

+Dino Melaye

There are strong pointers that the International Criminal Court may force Nigeria to appear before it and answer charges of alleged negligence about rescuing the 219 CHIBOK schoolgirls who had been in the hands of their abductions, Boko Haram since the 14th of April, EchoesINN learnt.

According to a former Member of Nigeria lower parliament, Mr +Dino Melaye, he had initiated the move to prosecute Nigerian government through the assistance and consultancy of two renowned professors and experts in international crime and prosecution, as well as a Swedish lawyer.

The ex-MP who made this disclosure when he was addressing members of the  +BringBackOurGirls group said he had charged Nigerian government of negligence and had since communicated in writing to ICC "on 14 grounds of criminal negligence by the federal government in the bid to rescue the Chibok girls".

“With the help of two professors and a Swedish lawyer, we were able to put together a 14-count charge of criminal negligence and within this week, the federal government will be served. We are hoping that with the help of the ICC and the international community, our government will be forced to expedite the action on the rescue of the schoolgirls.

“I have won some cases against the police in a bid to ensure the continued gathering of this sit-out and I believe that with the ICC coming in now, we will achieve great results.”

Mr Melaye, a spirited social reengineering figure has been known for his astute criticism of many failures of the present Government of Nigerian president, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. He has been arrested severally by government security agencies on account of his views and comments. He is one of the brains behind the #BringBackOurGirls protest.

He was at the Nigeria's Federal House of Representatives between 2007 and 2011 as a member of the country's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before he defected to join the opposition after his stint as a legislator.