Esai Dangabar V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2012)

LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL

JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA, J.C.A. (Delivering the

Leading Judgment)

This is an appeal against the

Ruling of the High Court of Justice, Federal Capital

Territory Abuja in Motion No: M/11005/2012

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA V. ESAI

DANGABAR & 5 OTHERS delivered on the 3rd day

of May 2012 upon an Ex-parte application to forfeit

the assets of the Appellant to the Federal

Government of Nigeria pending the hearing and

determination of the Criminal Charges against the

Appellant before the High Court of Justice, Federal

Capital Territory, Abuja.

Briefly the facts of this case are that on the 29th