We’ve not been notified of judgment awarding £420m to families of Nigerian coal miners – UK

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The United Kingdom says it has not been notified of the court judgment that ordered it to pay £420 million as compensation to the families of murdered Nigerian coal miners.

A spokesperson for the UK government told the BBC that it could not comment on the matter, given the absence of a formal notification.

On Thursday, the Enugu state high court ordered the British government to pay £20 million to each of the families of the 21 coal miners killed on November 18, 1949.

According to NAN, Anthony Onovo, the presiding judge, ruled that the killings were unlawful and constituted an extrajudicial violation of the right to life. Thecable