69. With respect to the 1st defendant, the Federal Republic of ! - I 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 - 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

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