Economic Community of West
African States, ECOWAS, Court of Justice, on Monday ordered the Nigerian
Government to pay the sum of N88billion as compensation to nine victims of the
Nigerian Civil war.
The regional court gave the
ruling while ordering all parties in the matter to abide by the terms of the
settlement.
Part of the terms of the
settlement stated that the Federal Government “undertakes to pay, without
delay, compensation in the summer of N50 billion in full and final sum to the
victims, their families and communities as contained in Schedule 4(1) to this
terms of settlement”.
“That FG undetakes to the pay of
undertakes to lay a total sum of N38 billion as contained in schedule 4(2) to
this terms of settlement for the purposes of carrying out total demining and
destruction, rebuilding of public buildings, mine centre activities,
construction of class rooms, provision of prosthetics and all other activities
enumerated thereunder.”
Some victims of the Nigerian
Civil War had in 2012, dragged the federal government before the regional court
praying for an order for the removal of remnants of war instruments in 11
states of the South East, South South and parts of the North Central.
The victims said the instruments
include, life bombs, abandoned unexploded ordnances (AXO), unexploded ordnances
(UXO) and the explosive remnant of war (ERW).
They also asked the court to
compel the federal government to rehabilitate areas affected by the war and
compensate them for the damages caused.
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