HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court of Kano State in Suit No K/M533/08 delivered by Honorable Justice Abdullahi Bayero on the 11th of May, 2009. The Appellant commenced the suit in the lower Court by a Summons on Notice dated the 21st of November, 2008 and he prayed for an Order committing the Respondent to prison for a maximum term of one year for brazen and grievous acts of contempt, namely:
i. Forcibly ejecting a Court Bailiff from his banking hall on the 7th of October, 2008.
ii. Forcibly preventing the said Bailiff and two Police Officers from re-entering the banking hall to carry out a court ordered execution of judgment on the said 7th of October, 2008.
iii. Manhandling the said Bailiff and Police Constables as they attempted to reenter the banking hall on the 7th of October, 2008.
iv. Utterance of obscene and insolent words aimed at impugning the dignity and competence of the Honorabl…