detained him in their premises in Abuja. About six hours later, the deceased
was taken to an undisclosed hospital where he was declared dead.
11.
The Applicants averred that after the death
ofMr. Nunugwo, the EFCC issued
a press release alleging that the deceased fraudulently obtained Ninety One
Million Naira (N 91 000 000.00) from an acquaintance by false pretense,
claiming that he could invest the funds in a profitable way in Dubai. The press
release also stated that the deceased confessed to have received the money
from his acquaintance of which he transferred Thirty Million Naira (N30 000
000.00) into an account in Norway.
12.
The Applicants further averred that several rnedia outlets reported the death
oftheir brother and the general problem of extrajudicial killings in Nigeria by
the Directorate of State Security (DSS) at their detention facility. Also,
another Article by the "Nervs Accelerator" revealed that the matter had been
formally reported to the Nigerian police as the relevant agency to investigate
the matter. copies of the said newspaper publications were annexed.
13.
The Applicants and some members ofthe deceased family contended that they
wrote to the relevant security authorities and drew their attention to the fact
that the deceased had died under unclear circumstances and therefore urged
thern to rinvestigate itt They cfaimed that the said letters were not answered.
t4.
According to the Applicants, on 11 August2016, they sent a letter to the
chairman of the EFCC and subsequently, to the Nigerian Embassy in
GermanY informing thern about their brother's death. The Embassy informed
the Applicants that the information would be passed on to the appropriate
authorities.
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