(b) A declaration that the 1st Defendant did not contravene its obligation to provide education to its citizens nor denied any of the children of late Ikyase Chia their right to education under the African Charter . (c) A declaration that the shooting of late Ikyase Chia on his left leg, in order to effect his re-arrest, does not by the provisions of the African Charter and Nigerian Constitution, amount to Unlawful or arbitrary act. (d) An Order dismissing the Plaintiffs suit in its entirety (e) An Order awarding cost against the Plaintiffs on behalf of the Defendants. ANALYSIS BY THE COURT This application is brought by the Plaintiffs for themselves and on behalf of the children of Ikyase Chia (Deceased), community citizens of Jov-Ikyundan village in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria. The 1st - 4th Applicants are wives of Ikyase Chia (deceased); the 5th-8th Applicants are children of the deceased. The 1st Defendant is the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a Member State of the Community and the 2nd Defendant is the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice of the 1st Defendant. The Plaintiffs aver that, on 14th August 2015, at about 3pm they accompanied their father Ikyase Chia to the mortuary to remove the corpse of their late grandfather for burial. Some members of the Nigerian Police from Benue state command, in a hilux vehicle drove into the place, grabbed their father and started beating him. They dragged him into one of their waiting vehicles, handcuffed him and pushed him into an unmarked vehicle and left after shooting severally into the air. This arrest was carried out without a warrant and no reason for the arrest was given to Ikyase Chia or any member of the family who were present during the raid. The Plaintiffs aver that the brothers of Ikyase Chia trailed the police vehicle until they got to Abiem village near Makurdi and the Police officers forcefully dragged 8

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