ICC Set To Arrest Oba Of Lagos For Anti-igbo Statements?

The International Criminal Court has begun (act of asking questions and trying to find the truth about something) of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, for statements made about the Igbo's in the build-up to the Lagos governorship election.

In the statement, available on line, Mr. Akiolu promised that Igbos in Lagos who voted against his preferred candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, would sink in the Lagoon. Mr. Ambode of the APC eventually defeated Jimi Agbaje of the PDP in a highly (argued over) election.
The son of a late former governor of old Anambra State, Josef Onoh, on April 21, (gave out written requests/asked) the ICC on the statement and asked the world jury to (ask lots of questions about/try to find the truth about) the threat and bring the national ruler to justice.

The ICC had earlier in the year admitted/recognized/responded to receipt of Mr. Onoh's written request and promised to give (serious thought/something to think about/respect) to his request.
Mr. Onoh (gave out written requests/asked) the ICC saying he believes that Mr. Akiolu's threat amounted to a call for violence to be (did something illegal) against the Igbo in Lagos in the event that the APC governorship candidate loses the election, which he noted violates Article 20 of the International convention and elimination of all forms of (treating people unfairly based on their skin color).

"Had the threat been made by any lesser person we would have dismissed same as an idle threat, but coming from the Oba of Lagos himself, it was a call to arms and a start (trouble)ment to violence against the Igbos," Mr. Onoh wrote.

In a second back-and-forth writing to Mr. Onoh with reference number OTP-CR-140/15, dated August 13 2015, ICC's Head of the Information & Evidence unit in the office of the lawyer (who tries to prove someone guilty), M.P. Dillion, said they were carefully studying the situation identified in his written request with the help of other related communications and other available information.
Part of the ICC's latest letter to Mr. Onoh reads: "Under article 53 of the Rome law, the lawyer (who tries to prove someone guilty) must think about/believe whether there is a reasonable basis to believe that crimes within the legal control of the court have been committed, the seriousness of the crimes, whether national systems are (asking lots of questions about/trying to find the truth about) and (starting a trial in court against someone/performing an action) the (clearly connected or related) crimes, and the interests of justice."

Admitting/recognizing/responding to receipt of the written request, Mr. Dillon said: "This communication has been duly entered in the communications register of the office."