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INUWA & ANOR

(2014) JELR 34178 (CA)

Court of Appeal 26 Jun 2014 Nigeria
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- This is an appeal against a judgment of the Federal High Court in a case involving the enforcement of fundamental human rights. - The 2nd respondent filed a suit against the appellant and the 1st respondent for illegal arrest and detentio

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Suit Number:CA/K/87/2005
Judges:ISAIAH OLUFEMI AKEJU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OLADOTUN ADEBOLA ADEFOPE-OKOJIE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:J. Saidi Esq. For Appellant P. Y. Garuba with Sulayman Umar for the 2nd Respondent For Respondent

ISAIAH O. AKEJU, J.C.A. (Delivering The Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court, holden at Kaduna delivered on 25/10/2000 in Suit No.FHC/KD/CP/3/2004 which was instituted on 8/4/2004 by the 2nd respondent against the appellant and the 1st respondent for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights following the leave granted for that purpose. The 2nd Respondent as the applicant had prayed the trial court for a declaration that his arrest at his house, 36 Bissau Crescent, Malali, Kaduna on 18/3/2004 by the appellant's security agents and/or officers upon the complaint of the 1st respondent was illegal and unconstitutional having violated his fundamental rights; a declaration that his detention since 18/3/2004 was a violation of his fundamental rights and therefore unlawful and unconstitutional; N1 Million damages against the appellant and the 1st respondent (as the two respondents) jointly and severally for his unlawful and unconstitutiona…

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