Adiele Ndubuisi V. The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.S.C. The Appellant is one of the “Bakassi Boys” leaders and members of the Abia State Vigilante Group known as Bakassi., who were convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of two persons, and this Appeal turns on the issue…

Attorney General Of Rivers State & Ors V. Lagos Chamber Of Commerce & Industry (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. The intervener/applicant filed a motion on notice on 13/11/17 seeking an order of this Court granting leave to the Applicant to be heard in these proceedings concerning the question whether the…

Aribigbola Awosika V. The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMIRU SANUSI, J.S.C. This appeal emanates from the Judgment of the Ibadan division of the Court of Appeal (the lower or Court below for short) delivered on 10th day of March 2010 which partially affirmed the Judgment of High Court of Justice, Ogun State…

Chukwuma Ezekwe V. The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C. On 11th July, 2012 the Court of Appeal sitting at Owerri dismissed the appeal (No.CA/OW/88/2009) of the Appellant herein and affirmed the conviction and sentence of the Appellant imposed on him by the High Court of Imo State on 31st March,…

Hon. Bassey Etim V Hon. Bassey Albert Akpan & Ors (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C.  This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division, hereinafter referred to as the lower Court, in respect of Appeals Nos CA/C/87/2017 and CA/C/104/2017 delivered on 30th day of November 2017,…

Edward Nikagbate V Joseph Opaye & Anor (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. The appellant/plaintiff sued the respondents/defendants on a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim for the following reliefs:- (a) a declaration that the property known as No.71 Okere Road occupied by the defendant from which the defendant demolished a…

Csp L.l. Anagbado V Alhaji Idi Faruk (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMIRU SANUSI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division, delivered on the 18th day of March, 2011 which affirmed the judgment of the trial Court, the High Court of Justice, Kaduna State delivered on…

Walter Wagbatsoma Vs Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. The appellant in this appeal and four other defendants were arraigned, on Information, before the High Court of Lagos State for the offences of obtaining money by false pretence under Section 1 of the Advance Fee Fraud and…

Sgt Kalejaiye Ola V The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Benin Division wherein the Court below affirmed the judgment of the Edo State High Court which convicted the appellant for the charge of murder and sentenced him…

Alhaji Saheed Ibrahim Massala V Inspector General Of Police (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI. JSC The accused/appellant was charged for forgery contrary to Section 364 of the Criminal Code Act in Charge NO: CR/36/12. Upon service on him of the charge, the appellant through counsel raised a preliminary objection seeking to…