bid to re-arrest him, as the last option, the suspect was fired on his leg by the
police and he was re-arrested
8. That the suspect was brought to the Police Headquarters and was
immediately taken to the clinic for treatment, while receiving treatment, the
suspect Ikyase Chia died and the Doctor on duty Certified him dead.
9. That the matter was transferred from Divisional Police Headquarters TseAgberagba in Konshisha Local Government to Inspector Benjamin Yankyaa of
State CID, Police headquarters, Makurdi Benue State for discreet
investigation
10. The Defendants also deny paragraphs 26, 27, 28, to 37 of the plaintiffs
statement of facts. In further answer, the Defendants state that late IKyase
Chia was never a trader, nor a businessman, nor a community leader, nor a
respected member of his community, nor the Secretary of his Ward party.
Late Ikyase Chia was only known as a notorious robber, a bandit and a disdain
11.The Defendants further aver that the 1st Defendant, in collaboration with its
36 component states and its Federal Capital Territory Administration, offer
free basic education to all Nigerian citizens, including the children of late
Ikyase Chia. Their respective rights to education are specifically protected
and are still provided
In conclusion, the Defendants submit that the Plaintiffs have not provided
this court with any proof of violation of their human Right as guaranteed
under the Nigerian Constitution as well as the African Charter on Human and
Peoples Right. Thus, the plaintiffs have failed to show international Human
Rights Laws or treaties violated by the Defendants and in the absence of any
such violation, urged the court to declare the Plaintiffs Application as
inadmissible and dismiss same.
Wherefore the Defendants sought the following Orders from the court
(a) A declaration that the shooting of the deceased (late IKyase Chia) on his
left leg while he was escaping from lawful arrest/custody, being the only
option to effect his re-arrest, cannot by section 33(2) (a—c ) of the
Nigerian Constitution and the African Charter, be classified as an
unjustifiable or arbitrary action, in view of the facts and circumstances of
this case
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