AnAbuja High Court has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to immediatelypay the sum of eight billion naira to Tiv communities in Benue invaded bysoldiers sometime in the year 2001. Themoney was awarded in favour of the communities in Logo, Ukum, Kwande andKatsina-Ala Local Government Areas of the state for the loss of lives andproperty they suffered during the invasion by soldiers of the Nigerian Army in2001. JusticeNyang Ekwo gave the order following the garnishee application by thecommunities for the enforcement of the consent judgment delivered by the Courtof Appeal in Enugu on February 2, 2015.The Judge, who had earlier granted thepreliminary “garnishee nisi”, made the garnishee order “absolute” by orderingthe CBN to pay the sum of eight billion naira into an interest yielding accountto be domiciled with First Bank of Nigeria administered by the ChiefRegistrar of the court.