The Nigerian Army has denied allegations of potential war crimes levelled against it by the International Criminal Court (ICC), insisting there is no credible evidence to back such claims.
The army said that contrary to reports in some corners, army personnel in the North-East have been professional in their conduct.
Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman made this known on Channels television on Thursday.
He said, “There are two things to it, one, they are accusing the army of not trying high-level Boko Haram terrorist, that is beyond the Nigerian military. Then secondly, if again the government is shielding some Nigerian military officers, again it is beyond the Nigerian military.”
Usman’s comments come on the back of fresh accusations by Amnesty International that the army was, among other things, shielding senior officers who misuse power in the course of prosecuting the Boko Haram war.
In a statement on Monday, Amnesty International called on the ICC to investigate the allegations against the army.
But the army spokesperson believes the allegations won’t stand scrutiny.
“The truth is that we have gone through this time and time again, but Amnesty International has been in the vanguard against the Nigerian military without credible evidence,” he said.
