IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgement): The present appeal is consequent upon the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Judicial Division, delivered on March 19, 2018 in Appeal No. CA/L/727CA/2017. By the said judgment, the Court below, coram: Sankey, Otisi and Ekanem, JJCA, allowed the Respondent's appeal, set aside the Ruling of the trial Federal High Court and remitted the case to the Chief Judge, Federal High Court for hearing and determination by a different judge.
BACKGROUND FACTS
The Respondent and two other persons were arraigned before the trial Federal High Court upon a two count charge of conspiracy and failure to declare the sum of One Hundred and Two thousand and Eighty Five United State of America Dollars ($102,885) to the officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, contrary to Sections 2(3) 8(5) and 18 of the Money Laundering (prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) by Act No 1 of 2012.…