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NIGERIA CUSTOMS BOARD & ORS

(2018) JELR 38350 (CA)

Court of Appeal 24 Apr 2018 Nigeria
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- The Court of Appeal struck out the appeal as incompetent because the appellant unilaterally added a new respondent in the Notice of Appeal without obtaining leave of court, contrary to established authority that appeals are continuations

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Suit Number:CA/L/971/16
Judges:YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:GLOVER PRINCE For Appellant ABSENT For Respondent

ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Ruling of the Federal High Court, Lagos State division delivered on the 9th of November, 2015 wherein the learned trial judge coram BUBA, J., dismissed the application for the enforcement of the Appellant's fundamental human rights to personal liberty, dignity of human person, right to life, amongst other rights as provided by Sections 33, 34, 35, 39, 41, 42 and 43 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended); Articles 2-6, 18(3) and 20-22 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice.

The Appellant by a fundamental human rights application before the lower Court alleged that some officers of the Nigeria Customs Board sexually harassed her, beat her up, stole her money and properties from her shop, threatened her life, vandalized her properties, and stopped her salary, amongst oth…

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