TAFIDI
V.
FRN

(2013) JELR 45883 (SC)

Supreme Court · SC.217/2011 · 13 Dec 2013 · Nigeria
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Tafida v. F.R.N. (2014) 5 NWLR (Pt. 1399) 129

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MAHMUD MOHAMMED Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria MOHAMMED SAIFULLAHI MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

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lagos state high court

laws of lagos state of nigeria

lawful orders

counts of the offence of disobedience

criminal code cap

count information

decision of the lagos state high court

court of appeal

learned trial judge

lower court

trial judge

said counts

conviction of the appellant

accused person

leading judgment

offences

abuse of office

learned respondents counsel

splitting of contracts

written law

chairman of the board of the nigeria ports authority

addresses of counsel

lagos division

4th appellant of his constitutional right of appeal

senior counsel

serious constitutional issues of breaches of the provisions

considered view

supreme court

substantive offence

section

lawful order

public office

grounds of appeal

essential ingredients of the offences of abuse

breach of the provisions of section

said judgment

laws of lagos state

ingredients of conspiracy

appeal

constitution of the federal republic of nigeria

issues

trial court

charge

common phrase

appellant

evidence of chief olabode george

face of the clear submissions

KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS, JSC (Delivering the leading Judgment): Alhaji Abdullahi Aminu Tafida who is the appellant in this appeal was the 4th accused arraigned with others on a 163 count information before the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja Division on 8/8/2008 The charge was amended on 24/10/2008 and the counts reduced to 68 to which the appellant and the others pleaded not guilty. They were charged with offences that bordered on inflation of Contact Prices, Conspiracy to disobey lawful orders, disobedience to lawful orders and abuse of office and authority. The Prosecution called ten witnesses and tendered some exhibits while the Defence relied on the evidence of Chief Olabode George who was the 1st accused. It is necessary to state that the 1st accused was the Chairman of the Board of the Nigeria Ports Authority while the others were members of that Board from 2001 to 2003 when it was dissolved.

After the conclusion of evidence and the adoption of written addresses of counsel, the tria…

TAFIDI V. FRN

TAFIDI
V.
FRN