3. Muhammed Ibrahim Sanni with……….. 4. Chief Solomon Akunna MON, SAN with i. George Ukaegbu Esq. ii. Emma N. Ukaegbu Esq. For the 3rd Defendant 1. CIRCUMSTANCES OUT OF WHICH THE ACTION AROSE This action is for a claim for reparation and payment of compensation to the victims of the 20th September, 2013 raid of an uncompleted building situated at Aderemi Adesoji Crescent Apo Zone E in the Federal Capital Territory of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the officers and men of the 2 nd and 3rd Defendants in the course of the raid of the premises in search of weapons allegedly buried by suspected members of the dreaded Boko Haram Terrorist Group. 2. THE PLAINTIFFS’ CASE On Friday, the 20th September, 2013 about 12.00 am, some armed men comprising officers and men of the 2nd and 3rd Defendants raided an uncompleted building at Aderemi Adesoji Crescent Apo Zone E on the alleged suspicion that there are likely weapons buried in the vicinity by members of the dreaded Boko Haram Terrorist Group and that some of the Terrorist are occupying the building. Owing to the alleged suspicion, the members of the 2nd and 3rd Defendants went to the building heavily armed and fired several gun shots into the building without any warning or regard to any of the standard rules of engagement. The uncompleted building had been used by the Applicants and other menial job workers as their makeshift residence upon payment of a weekly rent of N200 to the Security guard at the premises. The victims who were residents in the uncompleted building alongside over one hundred persons, who lived as tenants in the uncompleted building, were deep asleep and were awaken by the gunshots from the men of the 2nd and 3rd Defendants and they started running for their dear lives upon hearing of the gunshots. 3