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<p>The UK is supporting the Nigerian authorities in trying to establish the girls’
location through the provision of surveillance assets and intelligence expertise.
We do not comment on the results of ongoing intelligence operations.</p><p>Nigeria
is a State party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The
ICC Office of the Prosecutor has opened a preliminary examination into the situation
in Nigeria. It has determined that there is a reasonable basis to believe that crimes
against humanity have been committed, namely acts of murder and persecution attributed
to Boko Haram.</p><p>The Prosecutor is assessing the gravity of these crimes and is
liaising with the Nigerian authorities on their domestic efforts to hold individuals
accountable.</p>
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