MONICA BOLNA'AN DONGBAN-MENSEM, J.C.A. JP (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In a Ruling pronounced on the 25th day of April, 2007, the Hon. Justice O.K. Oyewole of the Lagos State High Court refused the Appellant's application for bail pending trial.
The Appellant is distressed and has appealed against the said Ruling upon three grounds of Appeal. The Respondent is opposed to the grant of bail to the Appellant.
The brief facts of the case which led to this appeal are that: - the Appellant was arraigned along with three others before the Lagos State High Court Coram O.K. Oyewole (J) on a sixteen count charge of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, forgery and uttering. The offences if proved are punishable with up to 10 years imprisonment provided in Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act NO.13 of 1995 as amended by Act NO.52 of 1999. Forfeiture of assets and 3 years imprisonment for each of the offence of forgery and uttering are also pr…