On Friday Sept. 20th, military men stormed an uncompleted building behind Legislator’s Quarters in Apo, Abuja and shot dead 8 people. (Read story here).
Now the families of all 8 victims are
to be paid N10m each by the Federal Government as damages, while the 11
people who sustained various injuries during the attack are to be
awarded N5m each.
The Nigerian military had launched an attack on the building, suspecting it to be a hideout for Boko Haram members. According to the National Human Rights Commission, the Federal Government and security agents have till date not been able to substantiate their claim that the people found in the building had ties with Boko Haram, causing the NHRC to award them the victim's families damages.
The Nigerian military had launched an attack on the building, suspecting it to be a hideout for Boko Haram members. According to the National Human Rights Commission, the Federal Government and security agents have till date not been able to substantiate their claim that the people found in the building had ties with Boko Haram, causing the NHRC to award them the victim's families damages.
Chidi Odinkalu, who presided over the panel of enquiry into the killing of some squatters in a residence in Apo by security operatives, announced this at the public presentation of the panel’s report in Abuja.
"Having investigated the complaint, heard all the parties and examined the relevant laws, there is no credible evidence to show that the victims were members of Boko Haram. The self defense asserted by the respondents was not supported by facts and the application of lethal force was disproportionate and the killing of the eight persons and injuries to 11 others were unlawful”, he said.The Federal Government was given 30 days counting from yesterday April 7th to pay the damages and provide proof to the registry of the NHRC
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Good one FG #bright bravo#
fed govt,gotta b kidin me,we all know who is behind the mask,govt pls stop talking toomuch and do something.
I argued it then,how could u engage to kill armless citizens based on mere suspicion. The act by the SSS was so crude. The law states you are innocent until proved otherwise,but in this situation reverse was the case.
Waiting to hear what Marylin Ogar has to say about this recent development.
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No amount can bring back a life wasted.Funny enough this country is more interested in corrective than preventive measures.It isn't fair!
Money can't bring back the dead..boko haram is there and the federal govt and the military can't face them..Jay_bliss
10M cnt brin d dead back..... Wetin mak una belive sey FG go pay d moni?haba na naija we de ooooo wea anyfin bullshit frm FG cn happen
na wa oo. why nt do proper investigatn b4 shooting pple. boko haram indeed.
This is such a stupid country!!!!! Sometimes I wonder how we are so smart and so dumb at the same time. So 8 people get killed and many more wounded and since u can't corroborate the fabricated tales by moonlight told by the military men involved..you decide to award the victims families public funds instead of launching a full scale investigation that would actually determine what happened and prevent it from happening again. In other word..u have essentially bought their silence cos no one in this sort of poverty stricken condition would want to push further for justice after receiving 10m..instead they will thank their dead relatives for being the sacrificial lambs for their own progress. Fellow Nigerians...I really don't want to say this..but it appears we are doomed..we actually are. we live like savages with no respect whatsoever for rule of law or human life for that matter, just Becos the lord has deemed it fit to bless us with a "currently trending" natural resource. Well..my fellow Nigerians..let me school you on the situation of things now and how it will be later. The reason Oil is referred to as "Fossil fuel" is Becos it's made up of fossilized remains of animal and plant matter that form over the course of a couple million years. There was no use for this resource until about 100 years ago when major exploration began. Since then..we have been going at it hard and what smart countries are doing is using the proceeds to better themselves while it lasts. A dry hole refers to a previously explored location where oil no longer exists. So we need a couple million more years of recovery. The reason for this pseudo-lecture I'm giving is for people to realize that this natural resource we have become so dependent on has highly diminishing characteristics. What happens when the oil runs out..and this sham of a nigeria is the best we could do? What do we do then people. People are being killed daily..no security, healthcare, infrastructure, education, or transportation..and we continue to be satisfied by peanuts thrown our way in the face of grave injustice. May the souls of the innocent departed rest in peace. As for justice..we commit all evil doers to the lords hands. As for Nigerians..the time is now. Reject what is wrong..embrace what is right.
What a sick country we live in?? 10million naira????so 2 ds retards,10million is enuff??whn thy cart away billions n u award jst 10million 4 taking innocent lives???in truth,no amount can reli b enuff bt a reasonable amount wil make a difrc n place value on ur regrets..I just weep 4 my country!
Sooo sad getting blessings frm d misfortune of our loved ones
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What the hell is wrong with some people? U don't go about killing people ur not sure of,they should made enquiries 1st b4 doing such,now whats the assurance FG will grant such a voluptuous request + how can d families of this lost soul bear this loss..Nigerians sef not all educated people are intelligent.can't wait to know the end of this..
Abeg, wia i fit find anoda uncompleted building for Apo????
the people found in the building had ties with Boko Haram, causing the NHRC to award them the victim's families damages.
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Money over pples life
Dats bad
That's ok; just ok, cos there's no amount of money that will bring back the lives they lost...
May they RIP!
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That's hw it starts. They start squatting and when u ask them to leave they refuse nd kill everyone in the area at nyt. Fulani's are doing it, same for boko pple.
Let this not be like Baba suwe that court awarded 25m but uptill today federal government refused to pay. The families should get the money fast before the 30 days.
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This killing and compensating the victim members in Nigeria is getting out hand
Its well
Not bad.
Nigerians!!! 10M is involve, the victims who claim to be homeless now ve a family.
It is too late to cry when the head is off.
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They will never pay....i trust jonathan goverment...bigger than the law
Seems fair enuff...,may their souls RIP...,i smell APC laffin hard dis days at d Fed govt tho....**sevantex**
BH aren't destitutes or people living in uncompleted buildings where they can be easily caught. If they were, they would not be terrorizing the northen states still. This apo killings ..........
This is wat happens wen you shot first and ask questions later...unfortunately 10 million can't bring back a life and 5 million may not wipe memory of how d sustained injuries came to be.
Medicine after death, jobs and compensation for the dead, compensation and jobs for the injured. New era
Afta innocent life's have been taken,will money bring back d dead? Na wah 4 dis our obodo Nigeria,bcos our govt don't take it a priority to protect its citizens. God help us.
May God punish all of them... Do dey think 10M can buy life.... GEJ come make I shot u pikin make I give u 10M naira... Nonsense
Injure me n pay me 5million plix.
KILL AND PAY, b4 they will see me to kill and pay, they will die first.
stupid set of pple. mtcheeew as if money can buy life.
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God punish all of you. Now Muslims and Hausa's are involved quick judgement
What about the apo six? M tcheweew
Pls how many families of Boko Haram victims get compensated? I hope that compensation comes from SSS allocation.
What of all the people Boko haram dey kill don't they ve human right? Am not holding brief for the army,but those people confessed they are Boko haram...is it becos dem never strike for Abuja human right dey talk shit? It's unfortunate we are in a semi war stage in Naija......
Those people in there where in the right place wrong time or wrong place wrong time... pray against it its not any of our portion
What angers me is that why are the shooters still free
Bloody killers
Boko Haram victims biko?
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