YIEDAN V. ECOBANK

TANI YUSUF HASSAN, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt delivered on the 2nd day of July, 2018 in suit No. FHC/PH/CS/135/2016 by Honourable Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed. 

The appellant was the claimant at the Federal High Court. By a Writ of summons and statement of claim dated and filed on the 17th of February, 2016, he claimed against the defendant, now respondent the followings: 

1. An order compelling the defendant to issue and/or to produce a new debit card to the claimant. 

2. An order mandating the Defendant to pay the balance of N330,000.00 in order to reimburse the claimant the sum of N1,177,331.03k being the amount of money in the claimant’s account prior to the fraudulent withdrawals. 

3. The sum of N500,000.00 for transportation, all through the claimant’s ordeal to include, flight ticket to Lagos for both to and fro, hotel accommodation and other expenses the claimant incurred for more than on…