STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the decision of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in Suit No: FCT/HC/CR/48/2008, delivered on the 31st day of July, 2008, Coram: Salisu Garba, J.
The appellant herein was charged together with 11 others before the trial court on a 40 counts charge bothering on the offences of criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, forgery and dishonestly receiving stolen property, use as genuine forged documents contrary to Sections 97, 315, 317 and 366 of the Penal Code respectively.
After pleading not guilty to the charge, the appellant together with the other accused persons in their separate applications before the trial court prayed that the charges preferred against them be quashed.
The trial court consolidated the applications and gave a single ruling on the various applications, wherein the trial court declined to quash the said charges and subsequently struck out the applications.
Dis…