FG to pay Biafra civil war victims N88bn

The Federal Government has agreed to pay N88 billion as compensation to victims of Biafra civil war.

The compensation adopted by the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice yesterday as consent judgment showed that N50 billion will go directly to victims of the war in eleven affected states in Southeast, South-south and part of North-central regions.

The remaining N38bn will be for the evacuation of abandoned bombs and other lethal weapons and construction of schools, courts, churches and mosque among others in the affected areas.

In the consent judgment read by Justice Friday Chijioke Nwoke, the Federal Government is expected to pay the N50bn into the United Bank of Africa (UBA) account with number 1018230076 belonging to Chief Noel Agwuocha Chukwukadibia, the nominated counsel for the war victims.

The N38bn is expected to be paid into another UBA account with number 1016296801 belonging to Deminers Concept Nigeria Limited for RSB Holdings Nigeria Ltd and Deminers Concept Nigeria Ltd, who are expected to evacuate all the abandoned bombs and other dangerous weapons in farmlands, schools, churches and mosque of the war victims and to also carry out construction works.

The Federal Government is also expected to by the consent judgment establish a National Mine Action Centre in Owerri, Imo State for victims in the southeast region.

In order to ensure transparent and accountability, the Federal Government will also set up a Special Purpose Vehicle that will comprise of all necessary stakeholders in the terms of settlement.