JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court of Justice Benue State in Suit No. MHC/143/2001 delivered on June 25, 2004 wherein Judgment was delivered by Eko, J., (as he then was), in favour of the 1st Respondent (as Plaintiff), against the Appellant, and the 2nd and 3rd Respondents, (as Defendants). It is also a sister Appeal to Appeal No. CA/MK/214/2009, both having arisen from the same Judgment of the trial Court, wherein Judgment was delivered by this Court on January 25, 2018.
The 1st Respondent had commenced the action which gave rise to this Appeal by a Writ of Summons filed on June 8, 2001, together with a Statement of Claim. Thereafter, with the leave of the trial Court granted on October 31, 2003, it amended the claim by filing an Amended Writ of Summons and Statement of claim dated 20th January, 2003 wherein it claimed against the Defendants as follows:
(a) An unequivocal apology in writing addressed to…