ECOWAS Court Orders Nigeria To Compensate Torture Victim …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
The ECOWAS Court of Justice on December 3, 2024, delivered judgment in the case of Oluwatimilehin Adebayo vs Federal Republic of Nigeria (ECW/CCJ/APP/47/23), ordering the federal government to pay N5 million as compensation to the applicant for the violation of his right to freedom from torture.
According to a statement from the Communications Division of the ECOWAS Court, the case arose from the brutal treatment of Adebayo by police officers in Ogun State, who subjected him to…
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