OLAGUNJU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): In a motion filed on 5/5/98 the applicant is praying the court for an order granting to him an extension of time within which to appeal against the judgment of Ariwoola, J., of the Oyo State High Court delivered on 12/10/95.
The application is supported by a 21 paragraph affidavit deposed to by one Alhaji Lasisi Adebayo Ibrahim who claimed to be the father of the applicant. To the affidavit are attached a copy each of the judgment and the proposed grounds of appeal marked Exhibits 'C' and 'D', respectively. Four other documents attached to the application are the applicant's letter dated 7/4/97 written from an address in London and addressed to one Chief Oladiti Akande of Mapa, Ibadan, marked Exhibit 'A' and 3 photocopies of extracts of particulars from the applicant's passport marked Exhibits 'B' - 'B2'.
The gist of the affidavit is that the deponent's son, the applicant, who was one of the 8 defendants against whom judgment was given o…