<p>ROWLAND, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant as plaintiff in Suit No. W/82/92 claimed against the respondents as defendants the following relief as per paragraph 15 of his amended statement of claim:-</p><p> &quot;The Plaintiff claims against the Defendants jointly and severally the sum of N1,000,000.00 for damages suffered when the defendants, on or about the 12th January, 1992 falsely and maliciously caused the arrest and a false imprisonment by the Nigeria Police of the Plaintiff at Arigbegha town within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court on the false and malicious charge that the plaintiff with other persons signed for and claimed N2.8 Million belonging to Opuama Community. The State Intelligence and Investigation Bureau thoroughly investigated the information while the plaintiffs with other persons were locked up in the police cell for eight days, and found the information totally false and untrue.&quot; </p><p> Pleadings were ordered, filed and exchanged. Thereafter, both part…</p>