10.The Applicants filed their written address and consolidated Application on 17 and 18 March 2020 respectively and same were served on the Respondent on 17 and 18 March 2020. 11.On 8 October 2021, the Respondent filed an Application for extension of time to file a Notice of Preliminary Objection and their Defence to the Applicants’ consolidated Application and also filed their Notice of Preliminary Objection and Defence on the same day 8 October 2021. The Respondent’s Preliminary Objection and Statement of Defence were served on the Applicants on 11 October 2021. 12.During the Court hearing on 26 October 2021, both Parties were represented in Court, the Court granted all Motions for extension presented by the Respondent. The Court heard the Parties’ submissions on the Preliminary Objection and the substantive suit, after which the case was adjourned for Judgment. V. APPLICANTS’ CASE a) Summary of facts 13.The second to eighth Applicants whose current ages range from 24 years old to 101 years old, were allegedly convicted separately, at different times and years by different national courts of the Respondent for crimes of murder and armed robbery for which they were sentenced to death. They are currently on death row at Suleja Prisons, Enugu and Warri Prisons and have spent between 8 to 18 years on death row. 6