Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria's new president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday promised to look into an Amnesty International report urging the International Criminal Court to probe senior military officers for war crimes in the battle against Boko Haram.
"I assure you that your report will be looked into," an official statement quoted Buhari as saying in Niger's capital Niamey, in his first reaction to the group's 133-page report.
"This administration will leave no stone unturned to promote the rule of law and deal with all cases of human rights abuses," he said in the statement issued by his spokesman, Shehu Garba.
Buhari is on an official visit to neighbouring Niamey, with the deadly Boko Haram insurgency set to feature high on the agenda in talks with Niger officials.
The new Nigerian leader, who took office last week after becoming the first candidate to unseat a sitting president, has made the fight against Boko Haram a priority, vowing to rid his country of "the terror" of the Islamist fighters.
"Respect for human rights and adherence to the rule of law are the life and soul of the democratic system. We will not tolerate or condone impunity and reckless disregard for human rights," the statement added.
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