PAUL OBI ELECHI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment):This is an appeal against the Judgment of the High Court of Akwa Ibom State coram Honourable Justice Bassey F. Etuk delivered on the 23rd April, 2012 in suit No. HOR/2/2012. In the said suit, His Lordship entered Judgment in the sum of N150,000.00 plus the cost of N3,000.00 in favour of the 1st Respondent against the 8th Respondent of which the commissioner of Police (2nd Respondent) was the 6th Respondent at the Lower Court.
On the 15th February, 2013, the Lower Court at the instance of the 1st Respondent as Judgment Creditor, granted an order Nisi, garnishing the bank account numbers 0003899348 and 0003905577 said to be held at the Appellant bank by the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Judgment Debtors for the Judgment sum of N153,000.00, plus the cost of the Garnishee proceeding at another N100,000.00, thus totaling N253,000.00. The Garnishee also covered certain accounts said to be held by the same 6th - 8th Judgment Debtors at First B…