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FELICIA & ANOR.
V.
OKORO

(2024) JELR 112842 (CA)

Court of Appeal 5 Dec 2024 Nigeria
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- The Respondent (tenant) filed an application at the lower court seeking declaratory and injunctive reliefs, and damages, for unlawful arrest, unlawful detention, inhuman and degrading treatment/torture by the Appellants (landlords), alleg

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Suit Number:CA/AS/258/2019
Judges:ITA GEORGE MBABA, JCA JAMES GAMBO ABUNDAGA, JCA ABDUL-AZEEZ WAZIRI, JCA
Counsel:C. F. Ebu for the Appellants. Raymond Isitor for the Respondent.
Location:Asaba

JAMES GAMBO ABUNDAGA, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): In an application for enforcement of his fundamental rights filed on 19/6/2019 the Respondent herein, who was applicant in the aforesaid application sought for the following reliefs:

1. A DECLARATION that the Unlawful arrest, unlawful detention, inhuman and degrading treatment/torture of the Applicant by the Respondents over nonpayment of Rent, constitutes a veritable infringement on the Applicant's Fundamental Human Rights enshrined under sections 33(1), 34(1)(A) and 35(1) and 41(1) of the 1999 Constitution (As Amended) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Articles 6, 7 and 12 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Right (Ratification and Enforcement) Act Cap A9 Laws of the Federation 2004.

2. AN ORDER OF INJUNCTION restraining the Respondents whether by themselves, servants, Privies, agents or otherwise from further Unlawful arrest, unlawful detention, Inhuman treatment and torturing the Applicant in connection with …

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