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MOMODU
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STATE

(2007) JELR 48354 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Nov 2007 Nigeria
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- The appellant has filed an appeal against multiple convictions, citing jurisdictional issues, contradictions in evidence, and misdirection by the trial judge. - The court with jurisdiction should determine all the charges against the appe

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Suit Number:CA/IL/C.43/2006
Judges:HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:C. O. Otaru, SAN with him, Adedoyin Oyawoye (Miss) For Appellant J. A. Mumini, D.P.P. Kwara State with him Mrs. M. B. Ahmed SC 1 For Respondent

HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Justice, Ilorin delivered on 22nd November 2005 wherein the learned trial judge convicted the Appellant on all the charges preferred against him by the prosecution.

The Appellant appealed against the said judgment and filed five grounds of appeal.

At the hearing of this appeal, the Appellant's counsel Mr. Rowland Otaru, SAN. Adopted the Appellant's brief dated 17th May 2007 filed on 21/5/07 and deemed filed on 28/5/07. The Respondent's Counsel Mr. J. A. Mumini, Director of Prosecutions Kwara State adopted the Respondent's brief filed on 6/6/07.

The facts that led to this appeal are as follows:

The Appellant was arrested on 30/6/2004 at the University of Ilorin He was arraigned before the High Court of Kwara State sitting at Ilorin the same month on the following charges:

"CHARGE ONE:

That you Mikairu Momodu on or about 30th June, 2004 at about 06:30 am at t…

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