ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, JCA (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (the trial court), delivered by Hon. Justice Binta Mohammed on the 28th of June, 2020 in Suit No. FCT/HC/CV/2838/2018. The judgment is on pages 654 – 706 of the Record of Appeal. Dissatisfied with the judgment, the Appellant filed two Notices of Appeal. The first Notice of Appeal was filed on 26th July 2021 which is on pages 363 – 368 of the Record of Appeal. The second Notice of Appeal which is the extant Notice of Appeal was filed on the 21st of September, 2021 on pages 1A – 8 of the Supplementary Record of Appeal. The Record of Appeal and Supplementary Record of Appeal were transmitted to this Court on the 31st of August, 2021 and 6th October, 2021, respectively.
Before the trial court, the 1st Respondent, as Claimant, instituted an action vide Writ of Summons filed on 24th September, 2018 seeking the following reliefs against the Ap…