AUGIE JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This appeal relates to a criminal matter that started in 1999 at the Failed Banks (Recovery of Debts) and Financial Malpractices in Banks Tribunal, and it has a very chequered history. The appellant and five (5) other accused persons, including two companies, were arraigned before the Failed Banks Tribunal in Abuja on 12 May 1999, and charged with the offences of conspiracy, theft of N87,732,887.26 (eighty-seven million, seven hundred and thirty-two thousand, eight hundred and eighty-seven naira, twenty-six kobo), the property of Trans International Bank [TIB], and obtaining credit in that sum by means of cheques, which were dishonoured when presented on the ground that insufficient funds were standing to the credit of the drawers of the cheques, and he: “Thereby committed an offence contrary to the provisions A of section 1(1)(b) of the Dishonoured Cheques (Offences) Act...read in conjunction with section 3(1)(d) of the Failed Banks (Recove…
PATIL
V.
F. R. N.
(2014) JELR 51336 (CA)
Court of Appeal 5 Dec 2014 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/L/128/09
Judges:AMINA ADAMU AUGIE JCA (Presided and Read the Lead Judgment) SAMUEL CHUKWUDUMEBI OSEJI JCA ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO JCA
Counsel:Mrs. O. T. Opara (with him, Miss C. I. Ajakaiye) - for the Appellant.
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S. O. Babakebe Esq. - for the Respondent.
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