The court of the Economic Community of West African States says there is no evidence to back claims by the Nigerian army and Department of Security Services that troops fired in self-defense on a group of Boko Haram extremists the night of September 20, 2013.
The three-judge panel today found the Nigerian state liable for the "barbaric, illegal and unconstitutional" deaths and injuries.
Nigeria was ordered to pay USD 200,000 for each death and USD 150,000 to each of the wounded.