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HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Anambra State High Court of Justice, Aguata-Ekwulobia Judicial Division, delivered by Hon. Justice Mbonu-Nwenyi on 06/02/17 wherein the learned trial judge dismissed the Appellants application seeking to quash and/or dismiss all charges against him.
The Appellant was arraigned before the High Court of Anambra State on the 30th day of June 1997 with Charge No: AG/26C/1997 on a six count charge of malicious damage, rioting, stealing and riotous demolition of Property. The Appellant pleaded not guilty to the said charges. The trial of the Appellant commenced on 8th November, 1999 and the Respondent called P.W.1. The trial did not make progress until sometime in 2015. The proceedings were then before Ezeani. J., who admitted the Appellant and his co-defendants, to bail.
On 9th of March 2016, the Appellant filed a motion on notice wherein he sought an order to the effect that the …
