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(2022) JELR 109128 (CA)

Court of Appeal 14 Jan 2022 Nigeria
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- This case is an appeal against a ruling by the High Court of Cross River State. - The applicant filed a motion seeking various reliefs, including bail and an order restraining the respondents from further arresting and detaining him. - Th

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Suit Number:CA/C/307/2016
Judges:James Shehu Abiriyi, JCA Muhammed Lawal Shuaibu, JCA Ademola Samuel Bola, JCA
Counsel:Fakuta N. Nachamada, Esq. For the Appellant; Atim Egbe Atim, Esq., for the 1st Respondent.

MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court of Cross River State delivered by Hon. Justice Eyo Ita on 12th August, 2016 granting the applicant’s reliefs.

The applicant vide a motion on notice filed on 2/8/2016 brought pursuant to Section 36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and Order 11 Rules I to v. of the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009 prayed for the following reliefs:

1. AN ORDER of this honourable Court granting bail to the applicant that has been in detention by the 2nd respondent since 18th July, 2016 till date over matters that is pending in Court.

2. AN ORDER of this honourable Court restraining the 1st to 3rd respondents from further arresting, detaining and or meting out in-human and degrading treatments on the person of the applicant who was arrested and detained by the 2nd and 3rd respondents at Special Anti-Robbery Squad State Police Command, Diamon…

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