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 ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The international war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone urged Nigeria Sunday to arrest exiled Liberian warlord Charles Taylor immediately amid fears the former president might flee to avoid trial for crimes against humanity.
Nigeria reluctantly said Saturday it was ready to hand over Taylor, sending a warning to other warmongers on the continent.
"The watching world will wish to see Taylor held in Nigerian detention to avoid the possibility of him using his wealth and associates to slip away, with grave consequences to the stability of the region," the prosecutor of Sierra Leone's war tribunal, Desmond de Silva, said Sunday.
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