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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
V.
NWOSU

(2016) JELR 57506 (SC)

Supreme Court 1 Jul 2016 Nigeria
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- The appellant is appealing against a judgment of the Court of Appeal regarding allegations of financial misappropriation and false misrepresentation of financial records by the respondents during their tenure at a bank. - The appeal raise

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Judges:WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN JSC (Presided) OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR JSC NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA JSC CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI JSC CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE JSC AMIRU SANUSI JSC
Counsel:SC.74/2014 -*- J. B. Daudu SAN (with him, E. C. Ukala SAN, D.D. Dodo SAN, Rotimi Jacobs SAN, Dr. K.U.K. Ekwueme Esq., Chima Okereke Esq., Anozie Obi, L. E. Ogar (Mrs.), Festus Jumbo Esq., Adedayo Adedeji Esq., Patrick Okoh -*- Esq., Ginika Ezeoke (Miss), Yunusa Umar Esq., B.B. Daudu Esq., S.O Sanny (Miss), H.M. Ibega Esq., C.E. Ogbozor (Miss), C.C. Oyere (Miss), E. Obeya (Miss), A. -*- A. Dayo Esq., Abayomi Okubote and Adetutu Olowu) - -*- for the Appellant. -*- Anthony Idigbe (SAN) (with him, Nnamdi Oragwu and Eric Otojahi) - for the 1st Respondent. -*- Seyi Sowemimo SAN [with him, Subomi Osinusi, Dr. -*- K.U.K. Ekwueme, Abayomi Okubote and Adetutu Olowu (Miss)] - for the 2nd Respondent. -*- Ayodeji Adedipe - for the 3rd Respondent. -*- A. O. Rhodes-Vivour (with him, Friday Abu and Anthony Onwaeze) - for the 4th Respondent. -*- SC. 73/2014 -*- J. B. Daudu SAN (with him, E.C. Ukala SAN, D.D. Dodo SAN, Rotimi Jacobs SAN, Dr. K.U.K. Ekwueme Esq., Chima Okereke Esq., Anozie Obi, L.E. Ogar (Mrs.), Festus Jumbo Esq., Adedayo Adedeji Esq., Patrick Okoh Esq., Ginika Ezeoke (Miss), Yunusa Umar Esq., B.B. Daudu Esq., SO Sanny (Miss), H.M. Ibega Esq., C.E. Ogbozor (Miss), C.C. Oyere (Miss), E. Obeya (Miss), A.A. Dayo Esq., Abayomi Okubote and Adetutu Olowu) - for the Appellant. -*- Ayodeji Adedipe - for the 1st Respondent. -*- Nnamdi Oragwu (with him, Eric Otojahi and Ewis Okpoh) -*- - for the 2nd Respondent. -*- Seyi Sowemimo SAN (with him, Subomi Osinusi) - for the 3rd Respondent. -*- Mrs. A. O. Rhodes-Vivour (with her, Friday O. Abu and Anthony Onwaeze) - for the 4th Respondent. -*- SC. 75/2014 -*- J. B. Daudu SAN (with him, E.C. Ukala SAN, D.D. Dodo SAN, Rotimi Jacobs SAN, Dr. K.U.K. Ekwueme Esq., Chima Okereke Esq., Anozie Obi, L.E. Ogar (Mrs.), Festus Jumbo Esq., Adedayo Adedeji Esq., Patrick Okoh Esq., -*- Ginika Ezeoke (Miss), Yunusa Umar Esq., B.B. Daudu A Esq., SO Sanny (Miss), H.M. Ibega Esq., C.E. Ogbozor (Miss), C.C. Oyere (Miss), E. Obeya (Miss), A.A. Dayo Esq., Abayomi Okubote and Adetutu Olowu) - for the -*- Appellant. B -*- Seyi Sowemimo SAN (with him, Subomi Osinusi) - for -*- the 1st Respondent. -*- Nnamdi Oragwu (with him, Eric Otojahi and Ewis Okpoh) -*- - for the 2nd Respondent. -*- Ayodeji Adedipe - for the 3rd Respondent. C Motiu Akinrinmade (with him, Ahmed Oyegbami) - for the 4th Respondent.

MUHAMMAD JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos State Division, delivered on 21 November 2013, allowing 1st respondent’s appeal against the decision of the Lagos State High Court. The latter had overruled the preliminary objections of the respondents challenging its jurisdiction to try them for the offence of stealing by conversion under section 390 of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State. On allowing the appeal, the Court of Appeal struck out the charges preferred against the respondents at the Lagos State High Court, hereinafter referred to as ‘the trial court’. Aggrieved by the decision of the Court of Appeal, hereinafter referred to as ‘the lower court’, the appellant has appealed to this court on a notice containing ten grounds. The summary of the facts that brought about the appeal is hereinunder offered.

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