GBADAMOSI RABIU VS SILIFATU ABASI
July 4, 2025OMIMKE EBEVUHE & ORS VS MADAM ETIBIO UKPAKARA & ORS
July 4, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1996) Legalpedia (SC) 18411
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
HOLDEN AT ABUJA
Mon Jul 8, 1996
Suit Number: SC.58/1996
CORAM
M.L. UWAIS
A.B. WALI
ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI – ADEJUMO FHC
ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI – ADEJUMO FHC
O. OLATAWURA JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
JOSEPH ODOGU APPELLANTS
ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATIONATTORNEY-GENERAL OF LAGOS STATEDIRECTOR OF PRISONSINSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICECOMMISSIONER OF POLICE LAGOS STATECONTROLLER OF PRISONS, IKOYI PRISONSTHE CHIEF MAGISTRATE, CHIEF MAGISTRATE COURT, YABA, LAGOS STATE. RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The appellant, Joseph Odogu, was arrested by the Police on 4th August 1980 at Festac Town and charged with the offence of armed robbery.
HELD
From all I have been saying above, the conclusion I reach is that this appeal succeeds and it is hereby allowed. The award of N75,000.00 made by the court below is increased to N200,000.00 (two hundred thousand naira).
ISSUES
ISSUES: The damages awarded by the lower court is unreasonably low having regard to the circumstances of the case.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CASES CITED
Eliochin (Nigeria) Limited & Ors v. Mbadiwe (1986) 1 NWLR (Pt. 14)147; (1986) ANLR 1
STATUTES REFERRED TO
None.|
