MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court of Rivers State sitting in Port-Harcourt delivered by Hon. Justice J. M. Kobani on the 7th day of March, 2017 in which the Respondent was granted all the declaratory and injunctive reliefs sought. He was in addition granted compensatory relief in the sum of N2,000,000.00 for the impunity inherent in the arrest and detention.
Miffed by the above decision, Appellant appealed to this Court through a notice of appeal filed on 17/05/2017 containing six (6) grounds of appeal at pages 96-102 of the notice of appeal. Appellant’s Amended Notice of Appeal was deemed properly filed on 9/1/2018 and same contain seven grounds of appeal.
Parties filed and exchanged briefs of argument. The Appellant’s Brief of Argument settled by T. A. Ojo, Esq and filed on 13/10/2017. At pages 6-7 of the Appellant’s brief of argument, four issues have been formulated for the determination of this a…