TIJJANI ABDULLAHI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Justice, Ilorin, Kwara - State (Coram) Akoja (J) delivered on the 26th November, 2010 wherein the trial Judge, on oral application by the counsel to the Defendant/Respondent dismissed the Claimant/Applicant's suit on the ground that Form 23 was not filed by the Appellant. The Appellant filed Form 24 out of time but failed to file Form 23.
The Appellant took out a writ against the Respondent on the 24th September, 2009 against the Respondent's claiming the following reliefs:
"The Claimant is claiming from the Defendant general damages of Two Million N2,000,000,00) Naira for the following:
(1) Unlawful arrest and false imprisonment when the Defendant brought a policeman with a warrant of arrest and arrested the Claimant on 15th November, 2006 at his rented house at 5 Oke Aluko Agba Dam Housing Estate, Ilorin and took the Claimant police to the station and detained him…