LAWAL
V.
F.R.N.

(2012) JELR 50889 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/L/470/2012 · 28 Nov 2012 · Nigeria
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Lawal v. F.R.N. (2013) 3 NWLR (Pt. 1342) 451

CORAM

AMINA ADAMU AUGIE JCA (Presided and Read the Lead Judgment) IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA JCA SIDI DAUDA BAGE JCA

Core Terms ^Beta

bail

1st defendant

lower court

1st applicant

accused person

learned trial judge

magistrate court

2nd defendant

alleged fraud

criminal charge

mike lawal

own use

federal high court

high court

investigation shows

officers of the lagos state police command

1st applicant bail

27-paragraph affidavit

3rd applicant

4-count charge

6-count charge of conspiracy

above counter-affidavit

accounts of the 3rd defendant

appellant bail

area command of the nigeria police force

citizens of nigeria of other communities

constitutional right of the appellant

defendants application

discretion of the court

employee of ecobank nigeria plc

exercise of that discretion

following issues

grant bail

grant of bail

grant of refusal of bail application

hon. justice o. j. okeke

husband of the 1st applicant

important consideration

investigation police officer

laws of nigeria

much ado

officers of the efcc

paragraph counter-affidavit

refusal of the lagos state high court

refuse bail

said ecobank plc

speedy trial of the matter

true fact of the case

true facts of this case

AUGIE JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the refusal of the Lagos State High Court to grant the appellant bail, after she was arraigned with her husband, “Mike Lawal and Samolu and Brothers Nig. Ltd”, on a 6-count charge of conspiracy to steal money belonging to Ecobank Nig. Plc., and the stealing of various sums of money belonging to the said Ecobank Plc. The application for bail dated 1 December 2011 was supported by a 27-paragraph affidavit deposed to by Michael Lawal, who averred in paragraph 2 thereof that he had the “consent and authority” of the appellant to depose to the affidavit. He further averred as follows:

“The 1st applicant is an employee of Ecobank Nigeria Plc and has been a staff of the bank for several years.

I am the husband of the 1st applicant and the 3rd applicant is a private company registered under the Laws of Nigeria. Pursuant to the complaint made by the Ecobank Nigeria Plc against us (the applicants), we were arrested by officers …

LAWAL V. F.R.N.

LAWAL
V.
F.R.N.