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AKANBI & ORS
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C.O.P KWARA STATE & ORS

(2018) JELR 39887 (CA)

Court of Appeal 6 Apr 2018 Nigeria
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- This is an appeal against a decision of the Federal High Court regarding the enforcement of fundamental rights. - The appellants brought an originating motion seeking various declarations and orders related to their arrest, detention, and

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Suit Number:CA/IL/26/2017
Judges:MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CHIDI NWAOMA UWA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria HAMMA AKAWU BARKA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Lanre Yahaya, Esq. with him,M. H. O. Hahmed, Esq. For Appellant A. I. Akande, Esq. with him,A. L. Abdullah, Esq. SC and O. G. Oduntan, Esq. for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Respondents.O. K. Kareem, Esq. andRukayat Farouk, Esq. for the 4th-7th Respondents. Barrister S. A. Abubakar, Esq. for the 8th Respondent For Respondent

MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an Appeal against the decision of Hon. Justice N. I. Afolabi sitting at the Federal High Court, Ilorin Division delivered on Thursday 7th December, 2016.

The Appellants as Applicants brought an Originating Motion on 20-06-2016 for the enforcement of their fundamental Rights pursuant to Section 46 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

The Appellants Originating Motion prayed for the following Orders.

1. Declaration that the ARREST of the 1st applicant in his office at New Yidi Road, Ilorin by 1st - 3rd Respondents, their agents, servants, Officers and Privies is a gross violation of the 1st Applicants right to personal liberty provided for under Section 35 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.

2. Declaration that the ARREST of 2nd - 4th Applicants by the 1st - 3rd Respondents, their Agents, Servants, Officers and Privies is a gross violation of pers…

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