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SERAFINA LIMITED & ANOR
V.
MR. ADOLOR UWAMU & 2 ORS

(2024) JELR 113029 (CA)

Court of Appeal 31 Dec 2024 Nigeria
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- The 1st Respondent (Plaintiff at trial) sought enforcement of fundamental rights at the Federal High Court, Abuja, alleging the Appellants (3rd & 4th Respondents at trial) instigated the EFCC (2nd Respondent) to threaten arrest over a civ

Case Details

Suit Number:CA/ABJ/CV/693//2022
Judges:OBIETONBARA O. DANIEL-KALIO, JCA IBRAHIM WAKILI JAURO, JCA ASMA’U MUSA MAINOMA, JCA
Counsel:Boonyameen Babajide Lawal SAN with E. B. Aigbe Esq and K.I. Oghoghorie Esq. for the Appellant/3rd and 4th Cross Respondents. Ezenwa Ibegbunam Esq with Abdullatif Afolabi Esq and Faith Adedayo Esq for the 1st Respondent/Cross Appellant. Bamidele Akanmode Esq for the 2nd and 3rd Respondents.
Location:Abuja

IBRAHIM W. JAURO, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Federal High Court Abuja Judicial Division delivered by Hon. Justice J. T. Tsoho on 15th February 2022 in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1191/2018, wherein the lower Court granted the reliefs sought by the 1st Respondent.

BRIEF STATEMENT OF FACTS

The 1st Respondent (as Plaintiff) instituted the Suit at the trial Court leading to the present Appeal vide Originating Motion on Notice filed 24th October, 2018 for the enforcement of his fundamental rights seeking the following reliefs:

  1. "A DECLARATION that the threat of arrest and/or detention of the Applicant by the 1st Respondent, its officers, servants, agents and privies upon the complaint and instigation of the 3rd and 4th Respondents in connection with the their demand for payment in respect of catering and housekeeping contract and/or upon the allegation of non-payment of tax in respect of the said contract and while SUIT NO: FHC/L/CS/1223/2018 …

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