Defendant. Having examined the case in its entirety, the Court finds the Defendant liable having failed to give a reasonable justification as to the circumstances leading to the death of the deceased. In view of the above, and considering the circumstances surrounding the case, the Court awards monetary compensation to the Plaintiffs against the Defendant for the unlawful killing of their sole benefactor. A finding of unlawful or arbitrary killing on the part of State agents without more entails the responsibility of the State. Thus dependents of the deceased are entitled to compensation where a claim of unlawful or arbitrary deprivation of life is established as in this case. Accordingly the Plaintiff s aside from other ancillary remedies are entitled to monetary compensation for the violation of the right to life of their benefactors. DECISION: The court adjudicating in a Public sitting after hearing the Parties in the last resort; after deliberating according to law DECLARES: (i) That the killing on the 14th of August 2015 of Ikyase Chia by the agents of the Defendant is arbitrary, unlawful and illegal and constitutes a gross violation of his right to life and respect to dignity of his Person as enshrined in Article 4 and 5 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. (ii) That the failure of the Defendant to investigate, and prosecute Persons connected with the said unlawful killing of Ikyasa Chia is a violation of the rights of the Applicants as well as abdication of the Defendant’s obligation under the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights. 32