FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Ruling of the Federal High Court, Gusau Judicial Division (hereinafter referred to as the Lower Court) holden at Gusau, Zamfara State presided by Z. B. ABUBAKAR, J in suit No. FHC/GS/CS/13/2015 delivered on the 1st day of December, 2015. The Appellants at the Court below were the 1st, 2nd and 4th Respondents, wherein the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondents on the 27th of October, 2015 filed motion for the enforcement of the 1st Respondent's Fundamental Rights to personal liberty among others, before Court below brought pursuant to Order 2 Rule 1 of the Fundamental Right (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009, Sections 34, 35, 41 and 46 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the African Charter on Human and People Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap 10, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1999 wherein the Applicant prayed…
DSSS ZAMFARA STATE COMMAND & ORS
V.
MOHAMMAD & ORS
(2018) JELR 34482 (CA)
Court of Appeal 23 Feb 2018 Nigeria
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BriefBot Summary
- The appeal arose from the Federal High Court, Gusau's refusal to grant the appellants (then respondents) an extension of time to file a counter-affidavit and written address in a fundamental rights enforcement suit, thereby denying them a
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/S/32/2016
Judges:HUSSEIN MUKHTAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Sirajo Abdullahi Esq.(Deputy Director, Civil Litigation Ministry of Justice, Zamfara State) For Appellant
There were no representations on the behalf of the Respondents For Respondent
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