OMIMKE EBEVUHE & ORS VS MADAM ETIBIO UKPAKARA & ORS
July 4, 2025CHIEF BELONWU UGOCHUKWU VS COOPERATIVE & COMMERCE BANK (NIGERIA) LTD
July 4, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1996) Legalpedia (SC) 11641
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Sat Jul 6, 1996
Suit Number: SC. 58/1993
CORAM
NWALI SLYVESTER NGWUTA, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT.
A.B. WALI, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
O. SYLVESTER, JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
M.E.U. ONU JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
APPELLANTS
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).I award to the applicant/appellant a sum of N1,000.00 as costs of this appeal.
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
