OGUNDARE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The only issue arising for determination in this appeal relates to the quantum of damages. The facts appear not to be very much in dispute. The applicant, Joseph Odogu, now appellant in this appeal, was arrested by the Police on 4th August 1980 at Festac Town and charged with the offence of armed robbery. He denied the charge. He was taken into custody. On 17th December 1980 he was arraigned before a magistrate's court where a formal charge of armed robbery was preferred against him. He was remanded in prison custody and taken to Ikoyi Prison. Between that date and 1983 he was taken a number of times to the Magistrate's court but was on each occasion further remanded because the prosecution told the court that the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions was yet to be obtained. On 19th December 1983, the charge against him was withdrawn by the prosecution and the court struck out the charge and ordered his release. He was releas…
ODOGU
V.
AG OF THE FEDERATION & ORS.
(1996) JELR 35476 (SC)
Supreme Court 9 Jul 1996 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The appellant, Joseph Odogu, was arrested and charged with armed robbery in 1980. - He was remanded in prison custody and taken to Ikoyi Prison. - The charge against him was withdrawn in 1983, but he was promptly re-arrested and detained
Case Details
Suit Number:SC.58/1993
Judges:MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS CJN
ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI JSC
MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE JSC
SYLVESTER UMARU ONU JSC
YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO JSC
Counsel:Olisa Agbakoba, Esq. For the Appellant;
Tochukwu Onwugbufor, Solicitor-General of the Federation (with him, F.N. Molokwu (Mrs), Director of Civil Litigation and C.I. Okpoko, Legal Officer, Federal Ministry of Justice);
2nd and 7th Respondents absent and unrepresented.
Other Citations:Odogu v. A.G. Fed (1996) 6 NWLR (Pt.456)508 (1995-1996) All NLR 480
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