BOLOUKUROMO MOSES UGO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): The two applicants by this application dated and filed on 07/07/2020 seek the discretion of this Court enlarging time for them to appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Kano State of 26/07/2017 in Suit No: K/231/2014 in which that Court entered judgment in favour of 1st respondent as claimant for his claims against appellants and 2nd and 3rd respondents as defendants. In the affidavit supporting their application, 1st applicant outlined the circumstances that gave rise to their application and the reason for their three-year delay in appealing thus:
3. That judgment was delivered against us before the lower Court, High Court of Justice of Kano State, on 26th July 2017.
4. That I instructed my counsel, having been dissatisfied with the judgment of the lower Court, to appeal to this Honourable Court as at the time the judgment was delivered.
5. That unknown to me on (sic) the 2nd applicant, he did not file the appeal …