PARTIES. 1. The Applicants are citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who hail from and reside in Benue State of Nigeria. They are 12 in number ranging inter alia from Clergymen, to Journalist, to a charity organization and a Fisherman. The 1st Respondent is the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a member State of the Economic Community of West African States and a signatory to ECOWAS Treaty. The 2nd Respondent is the President and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces of the 1st Defendant and is responsible for the general administration, security, welfare and good governance of the 1st Defendant. The 3rd-6th are agents of the 1st Defendant. APPLICANTS CASE 2. The Applicants averred that the Fulani herdsmen and farmers’ conflict in Benue State which started over decades ago as mere conflict has escalated to an invasion and occupation agenda amounting to terrorism. That within the last three years preceding the filing of this case, Fulani herdsmen have carried out over fifty (50) aggressive attacks in over 15 local government areas of Benue State including their communities. That during the attacks, their community and some other communities in Benue State suffered wanton destruction of their properties including; burning and general destruction of houses, sundry household items, farms, economic trees, vehicle, machineries, food stuffs and schools. That over 1000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced and living in deplorable makeshift camps. 3. That this unimaginable level of devastation of the said communities which was reported by several newspapers and the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mrs. Angele Dikongue Atangana who visited the Agatu community and expressed utter dismay on the situation in the community which these Fulani militia left in total ruin. The Applicants further states that the Respondents are aware of the locations of these Fulani herdsmen in the neighboring communities particularly Nasarawa State and have created safe havens for them. That the Respondents have failed to take action to stop these attacks but rather allowed the Fulani militias to unlawfully carry sophisticated assault weapons with which they carried out their dastardly acts. 3