Eno Iyamba Esq. who is a serving Magistrate in the Cross River State has filed appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Calabar Division which awarded him damages of one million naira only over violation of his fundamental rights by airmen of the 305 Special Mobility Group, Nigerian Air Force, Cross River State Command.
In a Notice of Appeal filed on Tuesday 27th September, 2022 and sighted by LEGALDESKNG, the Appellant raised four grounds of appeal challenging the judgment of the lower Court on award of damages and failure to consider some of the reliefs sought before the lower Court.
The Appellant maintained that the paltry sum of one million naira damages awarded is ridiculously low, unreasonable and not commensurate with the intensity of pain and injury suffered.
It would be recalled that the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Calabar Division presided over by the Honourable Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie had on 1st July, 2022 in Suit No. FHC/CA/FHR/63/2021 entered judgment against the Nigerian Air Force and in favour of the learned Magistrate over violation of his fundamental rights to personal liberty and dignity of the human person, and the sum of one million naira only was awarded as damages by the trial Court.
notice-of-appeal-28-Sep-2022-08-49-46
