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CANDIDE-JOHNSON
V.
EDIGIN

(1990) JELR 42960 (CA)

Court of Appeal 10 Jan 1990 Nigeria
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- The case involves Mr. Adeyemi Candide-Johnson, who appeared as counsel to the accused in a criminal case at the Chief Magistrate Court No.8 in Kano. - Mr. Candide-Johnson was ordered to be detained for a few minutes by the presiding magis

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Suit Number:CA/K/125/88
Judges:UTHMAN MOHAMMED Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria SANI SALITH AIKAWA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OKAY ACHIKE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:J. B. Majiyagbe, S.A.N. (with him, D. I. Duneji) For Appellant A. B. Mahmoud, Ag. Director of Civil Litigations, Ministry of Justice, Kano State, (with him, Tijani Yahaya, Assistant Director of Civil Litigations, Ministry of Justice, Kano State For Respondent
Other Citations:Candide-Johnson v. Edigin (1990) 1 NWLR (Pt.129)

ACHIKE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 22nd December, 1987, at the Chief Magistrate Court No.8, Kano, presided over by Her Worship, Mrs. Esther A. Edigin, Ag. Chief Magistrate, Grade 2, Mr. Adeyemi Candide-Johnson appeared in that court as counsel to the accused in the case of Commissioner of Police v. Obong Etukurem, KA/70CB/87. Consequent to what transpired at the said court, Her Worship ordered the detention of Mr. Candide-Johnson for a couple of minutes at the cell. Having obtained prior leave of the Court by Ex parte Motion, Mr. Candide-Johnson, as applicant, moved the Federal High Court Kano by Motion on Notice for redress for the breach of his fundamental rights on the grounds set out in the copy of the Statement in support of the application. The amended Statement in its paragraph 4 contained the following reliefs:

"1. An order to remove the purported second proceedings of the 22nd day of December, 1987 for the purpose of the said proceedings and the purported o…

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