HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the High Court of Plateau State in Suit No PLD/J1/2004 delivered by Honorable Justice Y. G. Dakwak on the 30th of September, 2015. The action was commenced by the Respondent against the Appellants and his cause of action was in tort for malicious prosecution, false imprisonment and libel. The Respondent claimed for the sums of ₦809,000.00 and ₦4 Million as special and general damages respectively and for the publication of an apology in a one-page advertisement in Standard Newspaper as well as the announcement of the apology for two days running on Radio FM Jos. The Appellants counterclaimed for damages in the sum of ₦10 Million for breach of their right to privacy and for intimidation and trespass and for an order of injunction to restrain the continuation of the acts.
The matter proceeded to trial and in the course of which the Respondent called nine witnesses and the Appella…