EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 25-7-2022, the applicant herein filed a Notice of Appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 1-7-2022 in Appeal No. CA/LAG/CR/988/2021 setting aside his acquittal and discharge from the charge of commission of money laundering offences by the Federal High Court at Lagos in its Judgment delivered on 3-9-2021 in Charge No. FHC/L/117C/2018, and rather convicting him of committing the offence of money laundering contrary to S.15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 and sentencing him to imprisonment for seven years. The appeal was entered in this Court on 28-7-2022, when the record of the trial proceedings were compiled and transmitted here. The appellant filed an amended notice of the said appeal on 3-8-2022. The same was deemed filed by this Court on 22-9-2022. On 5-8- 2022, the appellant filed his brief of argument in the appeal. He filed an amended brief on 6-9-2022 which was deemed…
NWAOBOSHI
V.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & ORS
(2023) JELR 111418 (SC)
Supreme Court 27 Jan 2023 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The applicant filed a Notice of Appeal against his conviction for money laundering. - The appeal was entered in the Court on 28-7-2022. - The applicant filed an amended notice of appeal and brief of argument. - The applicant filed an appl
Case Details
Suit Number:SC/CV/900/2022
Judges:AMINA ADAMU AUGIE JSC
UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI JSC
ADAMU JAURO JSC
TIJJANI ABUBAKAR JSC
EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM JSC
Counsel:Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN with Ahmed Raji, SAN; Dr. Mrs Valerie Azinge, SAN, Robert Emukpoeruo, SAN, and Sonia Ernest Egbuna,Esq for the Appellant;
Abba Muhammed Asst. Comm,. EFCC with Attah M. Ocholi, Asst. Commissioner for the 1st Respondent;
Michael Olawole, Esq with Mustapha Lawal Esq. for the 2nd
Respondent;
Ejeta Otuoniyo, Esq with Moyowa Makinde, Esq. for the 3rd Respondent.
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