ECOWAS court orders Nigerian govt to pay N60m to victim of police brutality

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court on Monday ordered the federal government to pay N60 million to a victim of police brutality, Sunday Ayodeji.

One of Ayodeji’s legs was amputated after he was shot by a police officer in Kaduna State.

The case was handled by Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF), an international human rights organisation, also known as Lawyers without Borders (France).