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FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
V.
MISS MAIDINA JUBRIL & ANOR.

(2022) JELR 111500 (CA)

Court of Appeal 20 Dec 2022 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/A/129/2013
Judges:E.O. WILLIAMS-DAWODU, JCA UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU, JCA BATURE ISAH GAFAI, JCA
Counsel:Mr. A. S. Nnok-Nduu for the Appellant; Respondent unrepresented.
Location:Abuja

E.O WILLIAMS-DAWODU, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is consequent upon the Ruling of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, delivered on February 1st 2013, wherein the application of the 1st Respondent as the Judgment Creditor was granted and the Order Nisi was made absolute.

From the Record before this Court, the Court below gave judgment in favour of the 1st Respondent/Judgment Creditor (the Plaintiff at the Court below), by ordering the payment of the sum of Two Million Naira (N2,000,000.00) as damages against the 2nd Respondent {the Respondent at the Court below) for unlawful detention of the 1st Respondent by the Police upon the 1st Respondent's application for enforcement of her fundamental right. The 1st Respondent initiated garnishee proceedings in pursuit of the judgment sum and an Order Nisi was granted in respect of money in the account of the 2nd Respondent, the Judgment Debtor, which was in the possession of the Garnishee. The Garnishee in re…

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