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CLEAR CUT OIL AND GAS NIGERIA LTD & 15 ORS.

(2025) JELR 113783 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Apr 2025 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/ABJ/CV/952/2022
Judges:ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, JCA OKON EFRETI ABANG, JCA DONATUS UWAEZUOKE OKOROWO, JCA
Counsel:Dr. Sonny Ajala SAN, with I. T. Agantem Esq, for the Appellant, Lagi Innocent Esq, for the 1st Respondent.
Location:Abuja

ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, JCA (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): This is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, delivered by Hon. Justice S.B Belgore on the 22nd August, 2022, wherein he dismissed the Appellant’s application. Before the lower court, the Appellant, who was a 3rd Garnishee against whom an order absolute was granted on 4th July, 2022 in a garnishee proceeding, filed Motion No. M/9022/2022 on the 6th of July, 2022 which is contained at pages 300 – 330 of the Record of Appeal, seeking the following reliefs:

  1. AN ORDER of the Honourable Court varying the Ruling/Garnishee Order Absolute made by this Court on the 4th day of July, 2022 in Motion No. M/8493/2020 against the 3rd Garnishee/Applicant to the effect that the 3rd Garnishee shall pay to the Judgment Creditor/1st Respondent the sums of $565,340.00; N12,500,000.00 and N12,000,000.00 respectively purportedly held in Account/Accounts maintained by the Judgment Debtor/2nd Respondent…

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