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SEED VEST MICROFINANCE BANK PLC & ANOR
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OGUNSINA & ORS

(2016) JELR 33286 (CA)

Court of Appeal 13 May 2016 Nigeria
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- The 1st Respondent (customer/Applicant) filed for enforcement of fundamental rights, alleging his arrest, detention, and torture by SEEDVEST Microfinance Bank (Appellant) and police officers over unpaid loan obligations, seeking declarati

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Suit Number:CA/AK/210/2013
Judges:SOTONYE DENTON-WEST Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MOHAMMED AMBI-USI DANJUMA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JAMES SHEHU ABIRIYI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:P. K. Salami,Esq. For Appellant Pius Olu Dawodu, Esq. with him, Sam Oloruntoba, Esq. for 1st Respondent. For Respondent

SOTONYE DENTON-WEST, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Honourable Justice A. O. Adebusoye of the Ondo State High Court of Justice delivered on the 14th day of March 2013. The Applicant/Respondents filed an application for the enforcement of his Fundamental Human Rights dated 28th, day of September 2012, praying the Court for the following reliefs:

i. A DECLARATION that the arrest, detention and torture of the Applicant from the 24th September, 2012 to 26th day of September 2012 is illegal, unlawful, a violation of his fundamental rights to personal liberty, freedom of movement, dignity of human person as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria amount to false imprisonment.

ii. A DECLARATION that the further threat of arrest and detention of the Applicant by the 5th Respondent is unlawful, unconstitutional and violation of his right to personal liberty.

iii. A DECLARATION that the relationship between the App…

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