importance to all mankind, such as the environment, cannot be left to the mere discretion may of oil companies establish with the and possible agreements people affected by the on compensation devastating effects they of this polluting industry. 110. It is significant to note that despite all the laws it has adopted and all the agencies it has created, the Federal Republic of Nigeria was not able to point out that in its pleadings a single action has been taken in recent years to seriously and diligently hold accountable any of the perpetrators of the many acts of environmental degradation which occurred in the Niger Delta Region. 111. And it is precisely this omission to act, to prevent damage to the environment and to make accountable the offenders, who feel free to carry on their harmful activities, with clear expectation of impunity, that characterises the violation by the Federal Republic of Nigeria of its international obligations under Articles 1 and 24 of the African Charter on Human and_ Peoples’Rights. 112. Consequently, the Court concludes and adjudges that the Federal Nigeria, by comporting itself in the way it it is doing, in Republic of respect of the continuous and unceasing damage caused to the environment in the Region of Niger Delta, has defaulted in its duties in terms of vigilance and diligence as party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and has violated Articles 1 and 24 of the said instrument. REPARATIONS 113. In the statement of claims the Plaintiff asks for an order of the Court directing the Defendants to pay adequate monetary compensation (USD) (S 1,000,000,000) to the victims of human of 1 Billion Dollars rights violations in the Niger Delta, and other forms of reparation the Court may deem fit to grant. 114. The Court acknowledges Niger Delta Region that the continuous produced devastating environmental impact on the degration livelihood in the of the population; it may have forced some people to leave their area of residence in search for better living conditions and may even have caused health problems 27|Page