Instigation of arrest and detention

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• OGUEBIE V. FBN PLC (2020)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  17 January 2020

  A detailed summary of the Supreme Court's decision in Oguebie v. FBN Plc (2020) regarding the instigation of arrest and the burden of proof in civil litigation.

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  • 1999 constitution section 35(1)(c)→
  • Burden of proof→
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  • admission by adverse party→
  • citizen’s right to report crime→
  • criminal code section 10→
  • criminal procedure act section 20→
  • defendant resting case on plaintiff’s case→

• BORNO STATE GOVERNMENT V. ALH. ABBA ASHIEIK & ORS (2007)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Abuja Division)

  Judgment date

  8 December 2005

  Summary of Borno State Government v. Alh. Abba Ashieik & Ors, detailing the court's findings on false imprisonment and damages awarded for human rights breach.

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  • african charter on human and peoples’ rights→
  • charter on human rights ratification and enforcement act→
  • constitution of nigeria 1999, sections 33, 35(6) and 36→
  • damages and compensation→
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  • fundamental human rights enforcement→
  • instigation of arrest and detention→
  • onus of proof in false imprisonment→