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INSP. GABRIEL OF COMM., POLICE MONITORING UNIT, LAGOS STATE
V.
UKPABIO

(2007) JELR 48079 (CA)

Court of Appeal 18 Apr 2007 Nigeria
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- The respondent, Mrs. Helen Ukpabio, filed a motion in the Federal High Court to enforce her fundamental human rights. - She sought leave to enforce her rights to dignity of human person, personal liberty, and right to private and family l

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Suit Number:CA/C/97/2005
Judges:VICTOR AIMEPOMO OMAGE JCA NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA JCA MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE JCA
Counsel:Dafe Diegbe, Esq For the Appellant; Anthony Effiom, Esq. For the Respondent.
Other Citations:(2008) 3 NWLR (Pt. 1073) 21

VICTOR AIMEPOMO OMAGE, J.C.A.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In this appeal, the respondent instituted an action in the Federal High Court, Calabar, for the enforcement of her fundamental human right before His Lordship.A. O. Ajakaiye, Federal Judge. In the application, the applicant in the ex parte motion sought leave of the Court to enforce her fundamental human lights to dignity of human person, personal liberty and right to private and family life. She also sought leave for an order of Court when granted to operate as a stay of all actions or matters relating to or connected with the complainant, until the determination of the motion on notice. The trial Court granted the order as prayed, after reading the affidavit in support of the motion.

The deposition in the affidavit in support of the motion is as follows: The applicant is Evangelist (Mrs.) Helen Ukpabio, and she seeks the relief to enforce her fundamental human rights against the Inspector General of Police; Commissio…

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