MOHAMMED, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant in this appeal was one of the customers of the respondent Bank at its Ilorin branch in Kwara State. By a letter dated 8th August, 1991, the appellant applied for a short term loan of N500,000.00 from the Ilorin branch of the respondent to enable him to execute a contract for the supply of kitchen equipment to the Government House Ilorin. In this application, the appellant gave the undertaking that the proceeds of the execution of the contract was to be paid directly to the respondent Bank. The respondent, through its letter dated 30th August, 1991 approved the appellant's application and granted him overdraft facility of N500,000.00 payable on 31st October, 1991. Other conditions of the loan such as the interest thereon and other charges were contained in the respondent's letter which the appellant signed as having accepted the loan on the conditions it was granted. When the loan remained unpaid up to 7th April, 1992, t…
AHMED
V.
TRADE BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
(1997) JELR 45431 (CA)
Court of Appeal 21 Apr 1997 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/K/211/94
Judges:JAMES OGENYI OGEBE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
MAHMUD MOHAMMED Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Appellant absent and unrepresented For Appellant
Yusuf Alli, Esq.Sikiru Solagberu andM.M. Alabekwe For Respondent
Other Citations:(1997) 10 NWLR (Pt. 524) 290, Ahmed v. Trade Bank (Nig.) Plc. (1997) 10 NWLR (Pt.524)
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