r Whereas the defendant no longer had justification to keep the plaintiff's money; Whereas Article 14 of the ACHPR is applicable, the plaintiff having been found to be the true owner of the money and nothing adverse exist to warrant depriving him of it; DECISION 48. The Court, sitting in public at Abuja, decides that the plaintiff has established his claim and therefore enters judgment for him. The defendant is hereby ordered to return the amount of $508,200 to the plaintiff less 25% of the said amount as per the country's laws. The defendant is also ordered to restore the plaintiff's passport to him. The claim for 21% interest is not allowed for lack of justification. COSTS 49. The court has already investigations. It is the said that court's view the that defendant unduly delayed at the end of the the prolonged investigations if the defendant had followed their own domestic law and released the portion of the money due to the plaintiff to him, this action would not have been necessary. In the circumstances the plaintiff is entitled to recover costs in this action against the defendant which he has asked for in his application and plaintiff is accordingly awarded the sum of $20,000.00 as costs against the defendant. th Dated at Abuja this 8 day of June 2012 before their Lordships Han. Justice Hansine N. Donli ' Presiding Han. Justice Benfeito M. Ramos _ Member Han. Justice Anthony A. Benin Assisted by Tony Anene-Maidoh