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PERSON WHO REPORTS PURELY CIVIL MATTER TO POLICE

PERSON WHO REPORTS PURELY CIVIL MATTER TO POLICE
POLICE
PERSON WHO REPORTS PURELY CIVIL MATTER TO POLICE
ISSUE:
Liability of person who reports purely civil matter to Police.
PRINCIPLE:
“When a person reports a purely civil matter to the Police, such a person cannot go scot-free, as the report ought not to have been made at all since it is not within the purview of Police duties. It is a report made mala fide and he will be equally liable for the action taken by the Police irrespective of whether he actively instigated them or not, since he had no business involving the Police in a purely civil matter in the first place. Such conduct, which portrays a disregard of the law and is aimed at using the coercive powers of the State to punish a contracting party in a purely civil matter ought to be mulcted in exemplary damages. In the instant case, the conduct of Mrs. Sokari Davies, an enlightened person who reported such a matter to the police instead of going to court to seek for enforcement of the contract or damages for breach of same, amounted to wickedness, and was mala fide. The charges of cheating and criminal breach of trust could not have a place against the appellant, let alone proving it to a conviction. In fact he deserved an unreserved apology from Mrs. Sokari Davies who set, unjustly and mala fide, the criminal process against the appellant. [Okafor v. AIG Police Zone II Onikan (2019) LPELR-46505.” Per. Abba Aji, JSC.
CITATION:
Kure v. C.O.P. (2020) 9 NWLR (Pt. 1729) 296 at 326, paras. B – F (SC)
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2020 World Human Rights Day

2020 World Human Rights Day
2020 World Human Rights Day
2020 World Human Rights Day
2020 World Human Rights Day
2020 World Human Rights Day
2020 World Human Rights Day
2020 World Human Rights Day
2020 World Human Rights Day
2020 World Human Rights Day

So HRCRC joined the international Community to mark the 2020 World Human Rights Day in collaboration with NHRC and other CSOs. The event which culminated the 16 days of Activism against SGBV was highlighted by lectures, debates and other activities.

Happy Human Rights Day!!!
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16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV

16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
Orange the world SGBV 16 day activism to Maternal and Child Healthcare center Azuiyiokwu to discuss ways of managing and reporting cases of SGBV within the primary healthcare system.
The team used the opportunity to interact with patients, nursing mothers and health workers to establish a cordial working relationship for the elimination of SGBV.
16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
16 Days Activism And Campaign Against SGBV
Continuing the 16 days of activism, HRCRC, NHRC and team visited Iziogo community on an SGBV sensitization campaign. The very interactive engagement saw present youths, women and men leaders of the community.
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HRCRC organizes a One-Day Engagement for Actors and Stakeholders of Ebonyi Polity on Impact and Way Forward after the 2019 General Elections

Any voting system that would reduce Human Interface and Interference such as Electronic Voting is what Nigeria needs now.
This was the crux of a one-day engagement, review / evaluation by HRCRC for stakeholders of Ebony polity on the just concluded elections and recommendations for the way forward.

Facilitating the Process was the Officer-in-Charge, State Intelligence Bureau, Ebonyi State Police Headquarters SP Kunle and Barr. Chucks Aganigbo, an EU observer during the elections.