EJEMBI EKO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 17th June, 2004 the appellant was ordered to pay the following sums to the respondent; i.e.:
i. N1,000,000.00 as general damages for the detention of the Plaintiff/Respondent for 4 hours in the defendant/appellant's caravan.
ii. N2,000,000.00 general damages for detaining plaintiff/respondent at the Okwuze police station for 3 days.
iii. N5,000,000.00 general damages for malicious prosecution of the plaintiff/respondent at the Magistrate's Court, Omoku in MCO/63C/96 for stealing.
Aggrieved by the judgment and the orders of the High Court of Rivers State (coram: E. N. T. Ebete, J) the appellant on 18th June, 2004, filed the notice of appeal at pages 90 - 92 of the Records of Appeal. The appellant paid N30.00 filing fee for the said notice of appeal.
The notice of appeal was filed under the 2002 Rules of this Court, which in Order 1, Rule 5 provides:
The fees set out in the Third schedule shall be payable in respect of matters to …