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USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY SOKOTO & ORS

(2018) JELR 38865 (CA)

Court of Appeal 24 May 2018 Nigeria
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- The case is an appeal against a judgment from the Federal High Court, Sokoto, which dismissed a suit brought by a student expelled from an institution for examination malpractice and destruction of evidence. - The student argued that the

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Suit Number:CA/S/48/2015
Judges:HUSSEIN MUKHTAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:JIBRIN SA'ID JIBRIN ESQ. For Appellant A. Y. ABUBAKAR ESQ. For Respondent

FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Sokoto delivered on the 18th day of March, 2010 wherein the Court in suit NO.: FHC/S/CS/20/2005 delivered its judgment against the Appellant who was Claimant at the Court below. Due to the chequered history of this Appeal, there may be the need to begin with brief facts of the case. The Appellant was a student of the 2nd Respondent studying Common and Islamic Law from 1997-2002. On the 20th November, 2001 the Appellant was said to be found in possession of a written material while writing examination (Course ARA 213). The Appellant was also said to have jumped through the window and destroyed the evidence. The Respondents setup a Committee to investigate the matter and the Appellant was said to have been invited a record period of ten (10) times but appeared only once. Following the recommendations of the Investigative Committee, the Appellant was issued a …

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