FRN
V.
IGBINEDION & ORS

(2014) JELR 39898 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/B/329CA/2011 · 9 Apr 2014 · Nigeria
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F. R. N. v. Igbinedion (2015) 2 NWLR (Pt. 1444) 475

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HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Ratio Decidendi

Core Terms ^Beta

respondent

appellant

senior counsel

charge

charge no. fhc

appeal

federal high court

notice of appeal

trial court

lucky nosakhare igbinedion

court of appeal rules

plea bargain agreement

accused persons

autre fois convict

abuse of court process

distinct offence

lower court

present charge

court of appeal act

criminal matters

earlier charge

learned counsel

offences of money

pleas of autre fois convict

amended charge of 17th december

case of amadi v

criminal matter

criminal offences

executive governor of edo state

federal high court benin

form of such notice

further criminal proceedings

interlocutory decision of the federal high court

juristic persons

learned prosecutor

learned trial judge

offence of money laundering

oral arguments

pleas of double jeopardy

proof of evidence

prosecutors viz rotimi jacobs

relevant provisions of the constitution

s.230 of this act

said decision

such proceedings

various offences

HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the interlocutory decision of the Federal High Court, Benin Division, per Honourable Justice Adamu Hobon dated 31st May, 2011, which upheld the pleas of double jeopardy and condonation raised by the Respondent who was the 1st Accused person, against his trial before that court. The Appellant being dissatisfied with the said decision now appealed to this Court by its notice of appeal dated and filed on 5th July, 2011. Below are the facts that led to this appeal:

The Respondent was the Executive Governor of Edo State between 1999 and 2007. A charge was preferred against the Respondent along with six (6) other natural and juristic persons on 31st January, 2011 before the Federal High Court Benin, for offences of money laundering of funds allegedly belonging to the Edo State Government and Local Governments in Edo State. After the Accused persons were served with the charge along with the proof of…

FRN V. IGBINEDION & ORS

FRN
V.
IGBINEDION & ORS