In his judgement yesterday in a fundamental rights enÂforcement application filed by a human rights lawyer, Francis Moneke, counsel to the appliÂcant, Mrs. Ugochukwu, Justice Nweze also ordered the IGP to instruct his men to release the corpse of the deceased ChrisÂtian to the bereaved family with immediate effect, for a befitting burial. Justice Nweze strongly depÂrecated the wanton impunity with which the police execute suspects in their custody extra-judicially, without recourse to the due process of law. He however noted that he was awarding only N10 million out of the N2 billion claimed by the applicant because the appliÂcant who is a sister to the deÂceased was not a direct dependÂent of the deceased, hence the compensation awarded was merely for the trauma she sufÂfered over the death of her brother. The court therefore tacitly implied that the direct dependÂents of the deceased, such as the wife, children and aged parent can bring a fresh application for adequate compensation over the death of their bread winner. In the suit No. HIH/MISC.158/2015, the applicant had dragged the IGP, AnamÂbra Police Commissioner and SARS Commander to the court seeking a declaration that the killing of her brother in custoÂdy of Awkuzu SARS was a vioÂlation of his fundamental right to life. She had prayed the court to order the respondents to proÂduce the body of the deceased to the family for a decent burial, as well as payment of N2 billion as compensation for his unlawÂful killing.]]>