OLAFISOYE
V.
FRN

(2004) JELR 45042 (SC)

Supreme Court 23 Jan 2004 Nigeria
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- Supreme Court affirmed the constitutional validity of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 (ICPC Act), holding that the National Assembly has power under sections 4(2), 15(5), and Items 60(a), 67, and 68 of the 1999

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Suit Number:SC.316/2001
Judges:SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria UTHMAN MOHAMMED Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SAMSON ODEMWINGIE UWAIFO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria NIKI TOBI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Chief F.R.A. Williams, SAN (with him, Professor B. O.Nwabueze, SAN, Chief Ladi Williams, SAN, T.E. Williams,SAN, M. T Egbe [Miss] and K. T Adedeji [Miss.]) For Appellant C.I,.Onuogu [MrsJ, (Asst. Director, Federal Ministry of Justice)(with him, Akeem Lawal, Esq. (Asst. Chief Legal Officer), H. O. Emvre, Esq. (Principal Legal Officer)) Ibrahim Idris, Esq. (with him, C. S. Ekeocha, Esq., J. B. C Udobang, Esq., O. Gbadeyan, Esq., B. K. Abu, Esq. and O. A. Owodunni, Esq.) For Respondent

TOBI, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): Chief Adebiyi Olafisoye is the appellant. He was charged along with three other persons before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on two counts under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000. I read the counts:

COUNT I

"That you Mr. Adeyemi Omowunmi, Chief Adebiyi Olafisoye and Mr. Milton Paul Ohwovoriole (SAN), on or about the 16th day of November, 2000 at Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division, conspired with one another to give as a gratification the sum of ₦3,500,000.00 (Three million, five hundred thousand only) to Alhaji Mika Anache, a member of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the Investigation of the Management of Nigeria Airways Limited and other members of the said Commission in order to induce the members of the Commission to show favour to Chief Adebiyi Olafisoye and his company, Fidelity Bond of Nigeria Limited in the discharge of the official duties of members of the Commission and thereby c…

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