ICC selection panel ranks Nigerias nominee, Justice Ishaq Bello, low

Justice Ishaq Usman Bello, Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, may not be selected as judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Justice Bello, the only Nigerian nominated for election to the International Criminal Court (ICC) jury in 2020, may have fluffed the countrys chances after a poor performance in the assessment exercise. The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, prosecutes international crimes, crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, and aggression by nationals of the 123-member countries. President Muhammadu Buhari had in June nominated JusticeBello for the contest.…

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