MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI (Delivering the Leading Judgement): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division or Court below or Lower court on 30th day of April, 2015 Coram: Amina Adamu Augie JCA (as she then was), Abubakar Tijani and Abimbola Osarugie Obaseki-Adejumo JJCA wherein the Lower court dismissed the appellant's appeal and affirmed the Ruling of the trial High Court of Lagos.
FACTS BRIEFLY STATED:
The appellant and four other defendants were charged before the High Court of Lagos State in a 9 count Information dated 20th July, 2012 for offences of obtaining money by false pretence under Section 1 of the Advance Free Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, forgery and uttering under the Criminal Code, Cap. C 17, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003 and conspiracy to commit the offences. The Information relates to fraudulent practices allegedly perpetrated by the appellant and other defendants before the trial court with respect to the …