1949 massacre: Court Orders UK To Pay £420m To 21 Nigerian Families
ENUGU — In a landmark ruling, the Enugu State High Court has ordered the British government to pay £420 million in compensation to the families of 21 Nigerian coal miners brutally killed by colonial forces in 1949. Presiding judge, Anthony Onovo, declared yesterday that the killings were unlawful and amounted to an extrajudicial violation of the right to life.The court directed the UK to tender a formal apology, both through […]
