EFCC
V.
ZAHARA SHOPPING MALL LTD
JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR, J.C.A. (Delivering the leading Judgment): This is an Appeal against the Ruling of the Federal High Court Lagos judicial division in suit No. FHC/L/CS/1018/2014 delivered on 5th June, 2015 by Hon. Justice M. A. Kurya wherein the lower Court dismissed the Appellant's Notice of Preliminary Objection challenging the jurisdiction of the lower Court to entertain the Respondent's originating summons. After dismissing the Appellant's Notice of Preliminary Objection, the lower Court proceeded to deliver its judgment on the Respondent's originating summons, and granted all the reliefs sought by the Respondent.
Dissatisfied with the decision of the lower Court the Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal dated 19th June, 2015 and filed same date. It is at pages 192-196 of the Record of appeal and it contained three grounds and from them the Appellant formulated the following issues for determination viz:-
1. Whether the learned Trial Judge was right in assuming jurisdiction to ente…