<p><strong>ADAMU, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment):</strong> This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State sitting at Ikeja Judicial Division delivered on 22/9/91.</p><p> In his judgment the learned trial Judge E. F. Longe, J held that the plaintiff/respondent was entitled to damages from the defendant/appellant for his unlawful arrest and detention by the police upon a report made against him by the said defendant/appellant (hereinafter called &quot;the appellant&quot;). The facts of the case giving rise to the appeal are as follows:-</p><p> The plaintiff/respondent (also hereinafter called &quot;the respondent&quot; was employed by the appellant as a sales clerk and he rose to become the Hardware Merchandise Controller before his employment. Before then, the appellant had discovered a fraud which took place in its hardware department of Kingsway Stores sometime before 13/6/85 whereby an amount over ₦800,000.00k was found to have been stolen. The appellant promptly reported the matter to the police and on …</p>