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(2025) JELR 114493 (CA)

Court of Appeal 15 Dec 2025 Nigeria
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- The Appellant was convicted by the High Court of Lagos State for possession of documents containing false pretence, contrary to Sections 6 and 8(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and sentenced to eigh

Case Details

Suit Number:(2025) LPELR-82652(CA)
Judges:Uwabunkeonye Onwosi, JCA Ademola Samuel Bola, JCA, Polycarp Terna Kwahar, JCA,
Counsel:O. Salami, Esq. with him, O. Bamiseye, Esq. and O. Ojo, Esq. For Appellant W. O. Muritala, Esq. For Respondent
Location:Lagos

UWABUNKEONYE ONWOSI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State, sitting at Ikeja Judicial Division and delivered by HONOURABLE JUSTICE R. A. OSHODI on the 17th day of April, 2024 in Suit No: ID/19939C/2022. The Court bellow found the Appellant (Defendant at the lower) guilty, convicted and sentenced him accordingly.

Dissatisfied with the decision of the Trial Court, the Appellant filed an Amended Notice of Appeal on the 28th of August 2024, setting out twenty (20) grounds of appeal.

RELEVANT FACTS

The Appellant was arraigned under a two-count information that charged him with possessing fraudulent documents. In count one, the prosecution accuses him of having documents in which he falsely presented to be Kyle Luckanavage. Count two accused him of having documents pretending to be Maryland A. Wright.

The Appellant pleaded not guilty to the two counts. During trial the Respondent called one witness and tendered some exhibi…

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