COL. NICHOLAS ASHINZE V. REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & ORS
(2022) JELR 112564 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/ABJ/PRE/ROA/CR/658/M1/2022
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27 Sep 2022
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Nigeria
Coram
STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA
HAMMA AKAWU BARKA, JCA
DANLAMI ZAMA SENCHI, JCA
Appearances
Ernest Nwoye Esq. with Oluwatayo Bukula for the Appellant/Appllicant.
Offem I. Uket Esq. for the Respondent.
Judgement
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>DANLAMI ZAMA SENCHI, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): </strong>The Applicant on the 21st June, 2022 filed the instant motion on notice brought pursuant to order 4 Rule 6 of the Court of Appeal Rules, 2021 and under the inherent powers of this Honourable Court praying for the following:-</p><ol><li><p style="text-align: justify">An order of this Honourable Court for an injunction restraining the complainant/1st Respondent, any officer of the Nigerian Police or any other person or authority from executing or giving effect to the bench warrant of arrest or arresting, detaining and or in any way whatsoever taking any steps in respect of the warrant of Arrest in Charge No. FHQABJ/01/224/2016 dated 20th June, 2022 issued against the Appellant/Applicant pending the hearing and determination of this appeal.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify">Any other order or further orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.</p></li></ol><p style="text-align: justify">The grounds upon which the application is predicated or brought are:-</p><p style="text-align: justify"><em>a.ย The bench warrant was unjustly and arbitrarily issued against โฆ</em></p>