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EFCC & ORS
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CHUKWURAH

(2018) JELR 39492 (CA)

Court of Appeal 20 Mar 2018 Nigeria
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- This is an appeal against the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja regarding an originating motion filed by the respondent and three other persons. - The reliefs sought by the respondent include a declaration that their arrest and

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Suit Number:CA/A/715/2016
Judges:MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CHIDI NWAOMA UWA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria BOLOUKUROMO MOSES UGO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Fatsuma Mohammed Esq. (Snr. Detective Sup. EFCC) For Appellant The Respondent's Counsel was duly served but was absent. For Respondent

MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an Appeal against the decision of the Federal High Court sitting at Abuja presided over by Honourable Justice J.T. Tsoho delivered on 27th May 2016 on an Originating Motion dated and filed by the Respondent along with three other persons.

The reliefs sought in the Originating Motion by the Respondent and three other persons more particularly as it concerned the Respondent are reproduced below:

VII. A DECLARATION that the Arrest of the 1st Applicant on the 1st of December, 2015 at the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Respondents Abuja office at No. 5, Fomella street, Off Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, FCT Abuja is illegal, inimical, unlawful, unconstitutional, null and void and a gross violation of the Applicants fundamental Rights to dignity of a person, personal liberty, freedom of movement as preserved and protected under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended).

VIII. A DECLARATION that the fur…

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