ABUJA —The Economic Community of West
African States, ECOWAS, court has imposed
a fine of $3.3 million on Nigeria over the
extra-judicial killing of eight citizens in the
Apo District of Abuja, Federal Capital
Territory.
The regional court ordered the country to
pay compensatory damages of $200,000 to
each of the family of the deceased killed
and $150,000 to each of the injured by a
combined team of soldiers and operatives of
the Department of State Service, DSS,
during a raid of an uncompleted building at
Apo Area of Abuja.
The eight Nigerians killed when the security
personnel opened fire on them were later
found to be commercial motorcycle (Okada)
riders who were taking refuge in the
uncompleted building as a result of
skyrocketing cost of house rent in the
capital city.
Those killed are Nura Abdullahi, Ashiru
Musa, Abdullahi Manmman, Buhari Ibrahim,
Suleiman Ibrahim, Ahmadu Musa, Nasir
Adamu and Musa Yobe, while the 11 injured
include Muttaka Abubakar, Sani
Abdulrahman, Nuhu Ibrahim, Ibrahim
Mohammed, Ibrahim Aliyu, Yahaya Bello,
Abubakar Auwal, Yusuf Abubakar, Ibrahim
Bala, Murtala Salihu and Sanni Usman.
A Non-Governmental Organization, NGO, The
Incorporated Trustees of Fiscal and Civil
Right Enlightment Foundation, had on behalf
of the deceased, dragged Nigeria, the Army
and Department of State Service, before
regional court to challenge the legality of
the killing of the eight commercial
motorcyclists and the injuring of others
when the securitymen invaded their
apartment.
In the judgment of ECOWAS Court delivered
by presiding Justice, FridayChijioke Nwoke,
Nigeria was found liable of brutal killing of
defenseless citizens, contrary to the
provision of local and international law on
the fundamental rights of citizens to life.
The panel of three justices, headed by
Justice Nwoke, condemned the killing as
barbaric, illegal and unconstitutional and a
breach of the fundamental rights of the
deceased to life.
Source: Vanguard ngr
African States, ECOWAS, court has imposed
a fine of $3.3 million on Nigeria over the
extra-judicial killing of eight citizens in the
Apo District of Abuja, Federal Capital
Territory.
The regional court ordered the country to
pay compensatory damages of $200,000 to
each of the family of the deceased killed
and $150,000 to each of the injured by a
combined team of soldiers and operatives of
the Department of State Service, DSS,
during a raid of an uncompleted building at
Apo Area of Abuja.
The eight Nigerians killed when the security
personnel opened fire on them were later
found to be commercial motorcycle (Okada)
riders who were taking refuge in the
uncompleted building as a result of
skyrocketing cost of house rent in the
capital city.
Those killed are Nura Abdullahi, Ashiru
Musa, Abdullahi Manmman, Buhari Ibrahim,
Suleiman Ibrahim, Ahmadu Musa, Nasir
Adamu and Musa Yobe, while the 11 injured
include Muttaka Abubakar, Sani
Abdulrahman, Nuhu Ibrahim, Ibrahim
Mohammed, Ibrahim Aliyu, Yahaya Bello,
Abubakar Auwal, Yusuf Abubakar, Ibrahim
Bala, Murtala Salihu and Sanni Usman.
A Non-Governmental Organization, NGO, The
Incorporated Trustees of Fiscal and Civil
Right Enlightment Foundation, had on behalf
of the deceased, dragged Nigeria, the Army
and Department of State Service, before
regional court to challenge the legality of
the killing of the eight commercial
motorcyclists and the injuring of others
when the securitymen invaded their
apartment.
In the judgment of ECOWAS Court delivered
by presiding Justice, FridayChijioke Nwoke,
Nigeria was found liable of brutal killing of
defenseless citizens, contrary to the
provision of local and international law on
the fundamental rights of citizens to life.
The panel of three justices, headed by
Justice Nwoke, condemned the killing as
barbaric, illegal and unconstitutional and a
breach of the fundamental rights of the
deceased to life.
Source: Vanguard ngr
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