ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): This appeal is against the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (the trial court), delivered on 15th November, 2021 by Honourable Justice A. O. Otaluka. The judgment is at pages 108 – 112 of the Record of Appeal. Dissatisfied with the judgment, the Appellants brought this appeal vide Notice of Appeal filed on 1st December, 2021 which is at pages 113 – 122 of the Record of Appeal. The Record of Appeal was transmitted on the 10th of February, 2022. A Supplementary Record of Appeal was also transmitted on 19th March, 2022 and deemed properly transmitted on the 20th of October, 2022.
At the hearing of the appeal on 10th January, 2024, the parties adopted their respective briefs of argument which they have exchanged. The Appellants’ Brief of Argument filed on 3rd June, 2022 and deemed properly filed on 20th of October, 2022, as well as the Appellant’s Reply Brief filed on 27th October, 2022, were ado…