HEMBE
V.
FRN

(2014) JELR 39853 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/A/479C/2013 · 14 Mar 2014 · Nigeria

CORAM

AMIRU SANUSI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOSEPH TINE TUR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TINUADE AKOMOLAFE-WILSON Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Ratio Decidendi

Core Terms ^Beta

prosecution

case

dominican republic

case submission

prima facie case

learned trial judge

criminal procedure code

documentary evidence

learned silk

trial court

exchange commission

documentary exhibits

federal public service rules

pw1-pw4

accused person

cross-examination

notice of appeal

accused persons

defence counsel

evidence of the prosecution witnesses

following issues

own use

penal code act

travel agents

15th day of october

1st edition

30th october

appellants

brief of argument

close of evidence

collected air tickets

deceptive calls

evidence of prosecution witnesses

high court no.

laws of the federation of nigeria

learned judge

main question

plethora of decided authorities

prima facie case of criminal misappropriation

prosecuting counsel

public officer

public officer collects estacode

pw1-pw5

real intention of an accused person

said payment

state v

st. j. langan

travel agency

JOSEPH TINE TUR, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On the 7th day of May, 2012, Onjefu, Esq. of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abuja sought and was granted leave by Umar, J., of High Court No.12 of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to arraign (1) Hon. Iorwase Herman Hembe, Chairman, (2) Honourable Azubogu Chris Emeka Ifeanyi, Deputy, all of the House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market on two separate counts under Section 308 and punishable under Section 309 of the Penal Code Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (Abuja) 1990, their offences being that each collected air tickets and the sums of $4095 (Four thousand, Ninety Five Dollars) from the Securities and Exchange Commission as estacode to attend a conference in PUNCTA CANA, the Dominican Republic, titled "Emerging Markets Conference" but both did not attend, and neither would they refund the estacode to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Upon leave been granted under Section 185(b) of the …

HEMBE V. FRN

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