69. With respect to the
1st
defendant, the Federal Republic of
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Nigeria, the situation is different, since it is a contracting
party to ECOW AS Revised Treaty and related protocols, as
well as to African Charter and other human rights treaties
invoked by the plaintiffs. In fact, by signing and ratifying
those instruments, the Federal Republic of Nigeria solemnly
accepted the jurisdiction
of the Court over
complaints
lodged against it for alleged violation of hmnan rights that
occurs within its borders, no n1atter which entity is seen as
responsible before the mui1icipal law.
70. In fact, by virtue of Articles
Supplementary
Protocol
9(4) and
A/SP . l/01/05,
this
1 0(d) of the
Court
has
jurisdiction to determine cases of violation of human rights
...:, that occurs in any ECOWAS Member State, and it is for the
concerned State, as a sovereign country, to respond before the
ECOWAS Court of Justice for alleged breach of its international
obligations arising from a treaty to w hich it is a party.
71. In its judgment in the action between Private Alimu Akeem
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and
Federal
Republic
of
Nigeria,
Judgment
ECW/CCJ/RUL/05/11this Court stressed that its
jurisdiction cannot be in doubt once the facts adduced are
related to human rights violation, as indicated by its own