Incursion: Court Orders CBN To Pay N8bn Over Benue Communities’ Invasion By Soldiers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 19, 2019
The Federal High Court on Monday ordered the CentralBank of Nigeria to immediately pay the sum of 8 billion naira awarded in favourof some Tiv communities in Logo, Ukum, Kwande and Katsina-Ala Local GovernmentAreas of Benue State for the losses of lives and property they suffered duringthe invasions by soldiers of the Nigerian Army in 2001.
Justice Nyang Ekwo made this order following thegarnishee application by the communities.
The application was for the enforcement of theconsent judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal in Enugu on February 2, 2015.
The judge, who had earlier granted the preliminary“garnishee nisi”, made the garnishee order “absolute” on Monday, by orderingthe CBN to pay the sum of N8bn into an interest-yielding account to be openedand maintained in First Bank of Nigeria Plc by the Chief Registrar of thecourt.
The judge added that he would subsequently make an order for the disbursement of the money after the CBN complies with the order for the payment. .