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AG CROSS RIVER STATE
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AG FEDERATION & ANOR.

(2012) JELR 48692 (SC)

Supreme Court 10 Jul 2012 Nigeria
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- The case involves a dispute between Cross River State and Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. - Cross River State filed a suit seeking declarations and injunctions related to a boundary dispute and the attribution of oil wells. - The defendants r

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Suit Number:SC.250/2009
Judges:DAHIRU MUSDAPHER Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria MAHMUD MOHAMMED Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SULEIMAN GALADIMA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria BODE RHODES-VIVOUR Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Yusuf O. Ali SAN,Paul Erokoro SAN,Dr. Wahab Egbewole;Nelson Uzoegbo;K.K. Eleja;Anozie Okwudili;S.A. Oke;Michael Ajara;A.O. Abdulkadir;Ifeyinwa Arum;Alex Akoja;Kingsley Odey;N.N. Adegboye;Barbra Omosun;K.T. Sulyman;Patrick Abang;K.O. Lawal;Audu Swaben;Ololade Odemuyiwa;Okonache Ogar;F.O. Moronfoye;Anozie Nonso;S.O.Q. Giwa For Appellant D.D. Dodo SAN,Mike Mamman Osuman SAN,A.R. Fatunde;Ufok Mark Ibekwe;Jumbo Festus;Aniefon U. Umoso; Donald O. Okogbe;Samson A. Egege;Seusaha T, Yenge;Adewale AdegboyegaChief Bayo Ojo SAN, Paul Usoro SAN,Chief Duro Adeleye SAN;Offiong E.B. Offiong SAN;Dorothy Ufot SAN;Solomon Umoh SAN,Uko Udom;Aniekan Ukpanah;Nsikak Udo;Fola Ojibara For Respondent

OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, J.S.C (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The plaintiff, Cross River State, one of the 36 States, instituted this suit in the original jurisdiction of this court pursuant to Section 232 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The plaintiff filed her originating summons initiating this suit on 14th September 2009. On the 4th of May 2010, this court directed the plaintiff to convert the Originating Summons into a writ of summons pursuant to Order 3 Rule 7 of the Supreme Court Rules 2002 and attach all other processes for service on the parties in the suit within 14 days. The defendants were ordered to file their respective frontloaded statement of defence within 45 days of service of the plaintiff's processes on them. Pursuant to this order, the plaintiff filed the Statement of Claim, Witnesses Statement on Oath and the brief of argument and replies to statement of defence of the 1st and 2nd defendants on 17th May 2010. The defendants file…

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