{"id":299824,"date":"2023-12-06T11:18:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=299824"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:18:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:18:15","slug":"ecowas-court-orders-benin-republic-to-pay-igboho-cfa-20m-for-unlawful-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/06\/ecowas-court-orders-benin-republic-to-pay-igboho-cfa-20m-for-unlawful-detention\/","title":{"rendered":"ECOWAS Court orders Benin Republic to pay Igboho CFA 20m for unlawful detention"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Asked Benin to report back to the court with the evidence of payment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), sitting in Abuja, has ordered the government of the Republic of Benin to pay Yoruba nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, a sum of 20 million CFA within three months for unlawful detention and violation of his fundamental human rights.<\/p>\n<p>The court, on Tuesday, declared that the government of the Republic of Benin must ensure that the money is paid to Adeyemo within a space of three months, starting from the day the judgment to that effect is delivered.<\/p>\n<p>In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justices Gberi-B\u00e9 Ouattara, Sengu M. 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