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UGO-NGADI
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(2018) JELR 39633 (CA)

Court of Appeal 9 Feb 2018 Nigeria
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- The Appellant, along with other co-defendants, was charged before the High Court of Lagos State with conspiracy, forgery, obtaining property by false pretences under the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and the

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Suit Number:CA/L/348CA/2017
Judges:MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOSEPH SHAGBAOR IKYEGH Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Chief Uwechue, SAN, Nnamdi Oragwu, Uwechue Jnr. Adekola Olawoye, Ebuka Ekeanyanwu and Adeyinka Abdulsalam For Appellant Adebisi Adeniyi and J. O. Adeyemi For Respondent

MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Applicant along with Appellants in Appeals Nos. CA/L/348C/17, CA/L/348CB/17,and one other person, were charged before and tried by the High Court of Lagos State for offences contained on the Amended Information dated the 9th December, 2016. The offences on the Eight (8) Counts Information were:

"1. Conspiracy to obtain property by false pretence contrary to Section 8 and punishable under Section 1 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.

2. Obtaining property by false pretence contrary to Section 1 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006.

3. Conspiracy to forge documents contrary to Section 516 of the Criminal Code, CAP C17, Vol. 2, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003.

4. Forgery contrary to Section 467(3)(c) of the Criminal Code, CAP C17, Vol. 2, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003.

5. Uttering a false document contrary to Section 468 of the Criminal Code, …

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