12.That the applicants found as of facts that it was one Inspector Yankyaa who deposited the corpse on the same 14th August 2015 at 7:30pm Nigerian time 13.That the body of Ikyase Chia is still lying in the Mortuary at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi up to the time of filing this application. 14.That when the police realized that the family of the deceased had got information about the killing and the deposition of the corpse in the morgue at the Federal Medical Centre, the police started making some surreptitious moves to remove and quickly bury the corpse 15.That when the applicants got wind of the clandestine moves of the police to remove the corpse, the applicants filed an application before the Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Makurdi in application NO CMC/40c/ 15 praying for an order for the release of the body of Ikyase Chia to his family 16.That the order sought in that application in the absence of any opposition by the police and the Federal Medical Centre, (FMC) Makurdi (who were both respondents in the application) was consequently granted by the court. 17.That when the corpse was released to the applicants, the applicants sought and obtained an order for Coroner’s Inquest as to the cause of the death and a report of the the post-mortem examination of the body of Ikyase Chia in respect thereof was conducted at the Federal Medical Centre Makurdi. 18.That the police has refused to investigate and or inform the applicants herein the reason for the arrest and eventual killing of the deceased. 19.That the Applicants through their counsel wrote a letter of complaint and demand to the police for payment of compensation to the deceased family but the Police has refused and or neglected to meet their demand 20.That IKyase Chia until his death was a trader/business man dealing on agricultural produce from which he had provided for his family. 21.That the deceased was a respected community leader 22.That IKyase Chia ( deceased ) was 46 years before his death, married to four (4) wives ( i.e 1st –4th applicants herein ) and thirteen (13) children ( i.e. 5th – 8th applicants and the others listed as minors herein) who were of school age and were in various schools at the time of his untimely death 4