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SHEKETE
V.
THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE

(2000) JELR 44148 (CA)

Court of Appeal 28 Sep 2000 Nigeria
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- The appellant, Wing Commander T. L. A. Shekete, was arraigned before a General Court Martial on various charges. - The appellant was found guilty on some counts and sentenced to imprisonment. - The appellant appealed the conviction and se

Case Details

Suit Number:CA/L/431/98
Judges:GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria SULEIMAN GALADIMA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria PIUS OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Fred Agbaje For Appellant I. T. Abdul Salaam For Respondent
Other Citations:(2000) 12 NWLR (Pt. 680) 112, Shekete v. The Nigerian Air Force (2000) 15 NWLR (Pt.692)868, (2000) 15 NWLR (Pt. 692) 868

OGUNTADE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant, Wing Commander T. L. A. Shekete was arraigned on 22nd July, 1996 along with eight other Air force Officers before a General Court Martial. In the charge against the appellant there were seven counts. He was found not guilty on the 1st and 2nd counts of the charge but guilty on the others and sent to various terms of imprisonment. Dissatisfied with his conviction and sentence the appellant has brought this appeal on ten grounds.

In the appellant's brief filed, the issues for determination were formulated as follows:-

"(i) Whether there were material conflict/contradictions and inconsistencies in the prosecution case and if there were, was the GCM right in picking those ultimately that favoured their verdict (on the side of the prosecution)?.

(ii) Whether based on the evidence before the General Court Martial, the conviction of the appellant on all grounds relating to receiving stolen property is not perverse and unmaint…

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