President of the court, Hon. Justice Micah Wrights, established that the rights of Obioma was violated which led to his death.

Justice Wrights also noted that the Ghanaian government did not do enough to investigate the cause of the boy’s death.

In a suit no ECW/CCJ/APP/03/14 filed by the father of the deceased, he pleaded with the court to compel the government of Ghana to undertake proper investigation to reveal the circumstances that led to the death of his son, News Agency of Nigeria reported on Wednesday.

In addition, he also asked the court to compel the government of Ghana to compensate his family with the sum of $ 10 million for the violation of the right of his late son.

However, the presiding Judge maintained that the court cannot hold the government of Ghana responsible for the death of the young Nigerian.

The court held that since Ghana government failed to provide adequate investigation as well as detailed report on how the boy died, the court would have no choice but to indict the Ghanaian government.

Wrights said the $10 million request by the family of the late boy was unrealistic and outrageous, and slashed it to a fine of $250,000 on the Ghana government.