The judge, who is also a professor of law chose to argue in favour of the defendants. The action was filed against the Police by Wiltshire Hathaway Estate Limited. The firm had claimed that the Police violated the rights of its director when he was arrested and not taken to court within the constitutionally stipulated time. The applicants counsel, Mr. Temilolu Adamolekun told the court that his client was humiliated by the men of Nigerian Police (special fraud unit) when they visited his office located at No 8b Chris Maduike Drive Lekki Phase 1. Lagos. As a result, the applicant filed the matter against the Inspector General of Police, Commissioner of Police, Lagos state and Commissioner of Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi Lagos. Others include police superintendents, Kenneth Ogbeifun, Collins Darren, Lewonowski Marek and Osita Oparaugo. In the affidavit of the applicant, William Onyema, the managing director of Wiltshire Hathaway Estate Limited (1st applicant), swore that the police unlawfully arrested, detained and humiliated him on December 1, 2015 and subsequently charged him to the magistrate court Igbosere. According to him, he was discharged of allegation of fraud contained in the charge, which was the subject matter of his humiliation when a team of police officers led by Ogbeifun raided “our office located at 8B. Chris Maduike Drive, Lekki phase 1, Lekki, Lagos State on the allegation that I fraudulently obtained the sum of USD$3.1 million from Collins Darren and Lewonowski Marek.” He averred that the said funds were meant for execution of a project located at plot 8A, block 116, Lekki Peninsula Scheme 1, Ikate, Lagos. Due to the discharge and acquital by the magistrate court, the applicant filed the action to claim damages for the alleged unlawful act. However, at the resumption of precedings on Thursday, the judge didn’t give the applicant’s counsel, Adamolekun a breathing space to conduct his case. The judge querried the intention of the applicant when he had earlier been offered some monetary compensation, adding that such offer was an indication that the respondents admitted their wrong doings. He also shouted on the counsel to the applicant and irritatedly asked his registrar to give a date for judgment. November 15 was then fixed for judgment. The judge, however announced that parties should be ready to re-adopt their written addresses, in case the judgment is not ready at the adjourned date.]]>