LADOJA
V.
FRN & ANOR

(2014) JELR 40118 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/L/627/2010 · 14 Feb 2014 · Nigeria

CORAM

SIDI DAUDA BAGE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOSEPH SHAGBAOR IKYEGH Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Ratio Decidendi

Core Terms ^Beta

section

appellant

court

criminal procedure act

lower court

financial crimes commission

money laundering

national drug law enforcement agency

appellant's application

learned trial judge

supreme court

accused person

appellant's objection

1st accused

provisions of the money laundering

constitution of the federal republic of nigeria

senior counsel

object of the act

opening wording of the act

perverse decision

preamble of the act

punishment of money laundering

said motion

advance fee fraud

brief of argument

m18 lfn

matter of substantive law

notice of appeal

ruling of the federal high court

trite position of the law

act cap

attorney general oyo state

civil service commission of kano state

conclusion of the lower court

considered view

constitutional provision

contemplation of section

cross-appellants

following orders

fundamental jurisdictional issue

grounds of appeal

host of other decisions

issue no.

jurisdictional issue

menace of cross border drug

paragraph c

subject matter of the action

valid objection

violation of section

SIDI DAUDA BAGE, JCA(DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): This is an appeal against the Ruling of the Federal High Court, delivered by Hon. Justice A. R. Mohammed in charge No: FHC/L/336/08 on a motion brought by the 1st Accused/Appellant, praying the Court below to quash Counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the charge preferred against him. The motion together with the affidavit in support and the written address is at page 29 - 65 of the Records. In a considered Ruling at pages 96 - 114 of the Records the Court below dismissed the said motion on Notice as lacking in merit.

Dissatisfied, the 1st Accused/Appellant appealed to this Court on a Notice of Appeal filed 9th of April, 2010 which is contained at pages 115 - 124 of the Records. The 8 grounds of appeal are hereby reproduced with their particulars:

1. Having rightly held that:

A careful look at the counts in the charge will show that they are all brought under the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act Cap. M18 LFN 20…

LADOJA V. FRN & ANOR

LADOJA
V.
FRN & ANOR