that Government at all levels should improve the quality of healthcare, water
supply and other social services.
Finally, the Applicants contended that by not recommending the payment of
compensation to the Applicants as requested by their counsel, the report’s
recommendation falls short of Nigeria’s obligation to its innocent citizens and
injured in the cause of carrying out internal operations as contained in all the
international instruments under which the application is brought. They further
contended that this Court has the power to compel the 1st Defendant to perform its
obligations under international law, being a member of the civilized world.
Consequently, the Applicants sought the following orders and reliefs from the
Court;
1. A DECLARATION, that the Applicants as law abiding citizens of the 1 st
Defendant are entitled to the right to life, freedom of movement, freedom
of Association, right to human dignity, integrity and security of their
persons.
2. A DECLARATION, that the shooting of the Applicants by the officers and
men of the 2nd and 3rd Defendants on the 20th of September, 2013 while they
were raiding a supposed Boko Haram Camp, thereby causing death or
permanent bodily injuries to the Applicants, constitute a flagrant abuse of
the Applicants’ fundamental human rights to life, dignity of the human
person, integrity and security of their person, as guaranteed under
international laws by which the application is brought and are entitled to
reparation and compensation for the infringement of those rights.
3. AN ORDER directing the Defendants to pay compensation to the families
of the deceased and surviving victims of the 20th September, 2013 Apo
killings in the manner stated below:
a) The sum of USD $100,000,000.00 (one hundred million United
States Dollars only) to families of each of the eight deceased victims.
b) The sum of USD $10,000,000.00 (Ten million United States Dollars
only) to each of the surviving victims for the mutilation of the
Applicants who suffered injuries caused by bullet wounds affecting
their spinal cord, fracturing of tibia, plateau, proximal metaphysics
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