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ADELAKUN & ANOR
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EFCC & ORS

(2021) JELR 109559 (CA)

Court of Appeal 16 Mar 2021 Nigeria
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- Appellants sought leave of the Court of Appeal to adduce further evidence on appeal, including a letter from the US Secret Service, a Sierra Leone High Court ruling, and an affidavit from the South African Police, which were not available

Case Details

Suit Number:CA/L/452/2019(R)
Judges:Obande Festus Ogbuinya, JCA Obietonbara O. Daniel-Kalio, JCA Onyekachi Aja Otisi, JCA
Counsel:K. Daudu, Esq. For the Appellants; T. Taiwo, Esq. for the 3rd Respondent.

ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI, J.C.A. (Delivering The Lead Ruling): By Motion on Notice filed on 23/10/2019, the Appellants/Applicants sought the following Orders:

1. AN ORDER OF LEAVE to adduce the letter from the United States Secret Service dated 26th August, 2019 and addressed to the 1st Appellant, as additional and/or further evidence in this appeal.

2. AN ORDER OF LEAVE to adduce the ruling of the High Court of Sierra Leone delivered on 15th October, 2019 in Suit No. MISC APP. 07/19 delivered by Hon. Mr. Justice K. Kamanda-J, as additional and/or further evidence in this appeal.

3. AN ORDER OF LEAVE to adduce the affidavit of the South African Police deposed to by Sergeant Charlene De Klerk on 17th January, 2019, as additional and/or further evidence in this appeal.

4. AN ORDER abridging the time for the hearing of this appeal.

5. AN ORDER for accelerated hearing of this appeal.

And for such and other orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstance. 

The application was …

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