On Friday Sept. 20th, 2013, military men stormed an uncompleted building behind Legislator’s Quarters in Apo, Abuja and shot dead 8 people.
Now the families of all 8 victims are to be paid N10m each by the Federal Government as damages, while the 11 people who sustained various injuries during the attack are to be awarded N5m each.
The Nigerian military had launched an attack on the building, suspecting it to be a hideout for Boko Haram members. According to the National Human Rights Commission, the Federal Government and security agents have till date not been able to substantiate their claim that the people found in the building had ties with Boko Haram, causing the NHRC to award the victim's families damages.
