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THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE & 4 ORS
V.
CLEMENT TERFA CHIA & 8 ORS

(2025) JELR 114653 (SC)

Supreme Court 21 Feb 2025 Nigeria
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- The appellants/applicants sought extension of time to seek leave to appeal, leave to appeal on grounds of fact and/or mixed law and facts, and extension of time to appeal to the Supreme Court, following the Court of Appeal decision delive

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Suit Number:SC/CV/1076/2021
Judges:ADAMU JAURO, JSC MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEIN, JSC HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU, JSC JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR, JSC ABUBAKAR SADIQ UMAR, JSC
Counsel:Madu Joe-Kyari Gadzama, Esq. (with him, Rachael Ayorinde, Esq.) for the Appellants. P.D. Adi, Esq. (with him, F.T. Gen, Esq.) for the Respondents.

MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEIN, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Ruling): By a motion on notice filed on 22/11/2024, the appellants/applicants are seeking the following reliefs:

  1. “An order of this honourable court for extension of the time within which the appellants/applicants may seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court on grounds of facts and/or mixed law and facts against the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered by Hon. Justice Ignatius Igwe Agube, JCA; Hon. Justice Cordelia Ifeoma Jombo-Ofo, JCA and Hon. Justice Yargata Byenchit Nimpar, JCA dated 4th March, 2021 in Appeal No. CA/MKD/54/2016 between the Nigerian Air Force & 4 Ors. and Clement Terfa Chia & 7 Ors. as set out in the proposed notice of appeal attached as exhibit B.

  1. An Order of this honourable court granting leave to the appellants/applicants to appeal to the Supreme Court on grounds of facts and/or mixed law and facts against the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered by Hon. Justice Ignatius Igwe Agube, JCA, Hon. J…

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