MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEIN, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellants were the applicants in Suit No. S/M/88/2013 instituted in the High Court of Delta State, holden at Sapele. The appellants applied for the enforcement of their fundamental rights and sought the following relief:
A. A declaration that the beating (particularly hitting the 1st applicant in the chest with wood) at the place of business of the 1st applicant by Amos a policeman attached to Nigeria Police, Sapele Divisional headquarters agent of the 1st and 2nd respondents is a violation of the Right of the 1st applicant to life.
B. A declaration that the assault, battery and the using of wood to hit the 1st applicant by Amos a policeman attached to the Sapele Divisional headquarters of the Nigeria Police, Sapele, Delta State, agent of the 1st and 2nd respondents is a violation of the Right to Life and dignity of human person.
C. A declaration that the intimidation, threat and continued search for the arrest, de…