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(2018) JELR 46261 (SC)

Supreme Court 9 Feb 2018 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC.613/2017
Judges:MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria JOHN INYANG OKORO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria EJEMBI EKO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, Esq. with him, Ademola Owolabi, Esq. and Kingsley Izima, Esq. For Appellant Rotimi Jacobs, SAN with him, Adebisi Adeniola Owolabi, Esq., Leke Atolagbe, Esq. and J. O. Adeyemi, Esq. For Respondent

CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): At the High Court of Lagos State, a Nine Count Information was preferred against the appellant here and others. Sometime in 2014, precisely, on October 28, 2014, the Prosecution filed an Amended Information. As he did with regard to the earlier Information, the appellant sought for an order quashing the charge preferred against him - an application that was dismissed on February 17, 2016. Having unsuccessfully challenged the said Ruling of the High Court throughout this judgment, simply, called ["the trial Court"] at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, [hereinafter referred to as "the lower Court"] the appellant has now, approached this Court, urging it to set aside the decision of the lower Court.

He seeks the Court's determination of the two issues which he framed thus:

1. Whether the Court of Appeal was right when it held that the Lagos High Court can exercise criminal jurisdiction in this matter considering that the subje…

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