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BAUCHI STATE GOVERNOR & ANOR
V.
YUSGATE (NIG) LTD & ORS

(2017) JELR 37518 (CA)

Court of Appeal 6 Feb 2017 Nigeria
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- The Applicants are seeking an order directing the 1st Respondent to release or deposit the sum of N161,280,000, which was received by the 1st Respondent as a result of a garnishee order absolute made by the High Court of the Federal Capit

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Suit Number:CA/J/151M/2016(R)
Judges:HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI WILLIAMS-DAWODU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria RIDWAN MAIWADA ABDULLAHI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Mr,. Yakubu Maikasuwa Esq. with him, G. A. ldiagbonya For Appellant Mr. Y. Saleh Bawa Esq. with him, Mr. P. D. Dacha learned Counsel for the 1st Respondent, 2nd & 3rd Respondents unrepresented For Respondent

ELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI WILLIAMS-DAWODU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): By Motion on Notice dated June 14th 2016 and filed June 15th 2016, the Applicants herein, pursuant to Section 15 of the Court of Appeal Act and Order 11 Rule 10 of the Judgment Enforcement Rule, Cap 56 LFN, 2004 and under the inherent jurisdiction of the Honorable Court, seek in the main, the following orders.

1. An order directing the 1st Respondent to release to the Applicants the sum of N161, 280, 000 (One hundred and sixty one million, two hundred and eighty thousand Naira), being the judgment sum received by the 1st Respondent sequel to a garnishee order absolute made by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja on the 29th January, 2014 on the basis of the Bauchi State High Court judgment delivered in Suit No. BA/139/2011 which gave rise to Appeal No. CA/106/2013

IN THE ALTERNATIVE

2. An order directing the 1st Respondent to deposit the judgment sum of N161, 280, 000 (One hundred and sixty one Mi…

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