JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an Appeal against the Ruling of the Federal High Court Abuja in an application for bail delivered on the 27th day of January, 2006 in charge No.FHC/ABJ/76/05 Attorney General of the Federation AND Ralph Uwazurike and 6 others .
In a considered Ruling, the Learned Trial Judge held at pages 105 to 106 of the record thus:-
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It is argued that criminal cases before the Federal High Court are conducted in a summary manner which means it cuts out the technicalities and as much as possible but I believe without compromising the fundamental requirement that an accused needs to know the evidence against him so as to prepare his defence. There is no standard format that a proof of evidence is expected to take. What the prosecution has filed is titled summary of Overt Act. It goes ahead to itemize the acts alleged against the accused persons and the times and places. Even though it is n…