MOHAM MED JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Kano State High Court of Justice delivered on 16-7-1999 in suit No. K/M/137/99.
The respondent in this appeal was a judgment creditor in a judgment it obtained in a court at Maradi in Niger Republic in Trial No. 45/98 against A the appellant who was the defendant in that court. By an application ex parte , the respondent had applied before the court below for an order under section 10 of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act, Cap. 152, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990, to register the foreign judgment in that court for the purpose of execution in Nigeria. After hearing the application, the court below on being satisfied that the application met the requirement of the law for the purpose of being registered, granted the same. The relevant part of this ruling states: -
“I want to say that I agree with the submissions of Mr. Igwe, learned counsel to the applicant that all the re…