The Federal Nigerian government on Thursday wrote a check of N135 million on relatives and victims of 8people killed by the Department of State Services (DSS) in 2013.
The payment will be due four years and seven months after a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) inquiry panel that judges the security agency that violates the rights of victims and therefore orders the Services of State Security to pay N135m payments to the dead and injured victims.
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), who made the presentation on behalf of the federal government, said the gesture is a confirmation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to upholding the rule of law, justice and respect of human rights. Eight persons were reported to have died and 11 others sustained various degree of injuries when security operatives, acting on intelligence report on September 20, 2013 attacked the victims in Apo area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The incoming Executive Secretary of NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, said although, there is no amount of money that can compensate for the injuries sustained or losses occasioned by the incident, the payment on Thursday has however renewed the hope of getting justice in the country.
He disclosed that the commission has put in place measures to ensure that the right persons are paid. All payments relating to this compensation are being made through the bank after verification of the accounts, signatures and photographs of the victims. A breakdown of the payment shows that N10 million each was awarded to the dead victims, while each of the 11 injured got N5 million.
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