THE International Criminal Court (ICC), on Monday, confirmed receipt of correspondence from the All Progressives Congress (APC), against the First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan.

TheCable had written to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), seeking clarification on reports that the court had formally received a petition against the First Lady from APC.

The response was that communication was received from APC and that the petition would be given the necessary considerations within the ambits of the the law.

“Under Article 15 of the Rome Statute, the Prosecutor of the ICC may receive information on crimes within the jurisdiction on the court (also called ‘communications’),” OTP said.

“With regards to your enquiry, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court can confirm receipt of the communication referred to since the sender of the communication has made this fact public in the media,” it added.

Earlier on Monday, the United Kingdom arm of the APC had claimed that the criminal court said it would begin investigating the wife of the president.

“The ICC based in The Hague has sent confirmation to APC UK, that an investigation will begin against Mrs Jonathan, who repeatedly called for the stoning of opposition APC members as captured in the videos released earlier this month,” it said.