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Finally' the Applicants maintained
that the deceased did not suffer
from
hypertension' That the details of
the events leading to his death
have not been
ascertained' the persons responsible
for his death have not been identified
and
held accountable, no charges have
been fired, no report has been
issued, no
apology to the family or any compensation
paid.
b.
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Pleas in Law
The Applicants rely on Articres
c.
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4,5 andT(l)
(b) of the African charter.
Reliefs Sought
The Appricants seek the following
reliefs from the court:
a) AN
ononn that the Respondent poy an oppropriate
discretion of the Court)
cts
compensationfor damages.
b) A DECLARATT,N thot the kirting
of Desmona
a violation of the African Charter.
c)
sum (in the
irrrg*o
amounts to
A
DECLARATThN that the Respondent,s
authorities, failure to
identify andpunish those responsibrefor
Mr. Nunugwo,s deathwas in
breach of the African Charter.
d) A.D::LARATT1N that the announcements
made by representative of
the Nigerian authoritiesfoilowirs
M, Nunugwo,s
the presumption
demise in7riigea on
of innocence and to order that the statem)nt
retrqcted antd that Nigeria pubricly
aporogize in adequateform.
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