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PARTIES

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

AREA(S) OF LAW

SUMMARY OF FACTS

The Appellants were arraigned on an amended charge of seven counts before the Federal High Court, Abuja for offences of criminal breach of trust, criminal misappropriation and corruption contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) & (4) of the same Act among others. The Appellants pleaded not guilty and the matter went into full trial. The Prosecution called 14 witnesses, tendered several exhibits, and thereafter closed his case. The Appellants through their counsel filed a No-case submission on which the trial court ordered parties to file their respective Written Addresses. Dissatisfied with the said ruling, the Appellants appealed to this court vide two Notices of Appeal. The Respondent filed its Brief of Argument and a Notice of Preliminary Objection, seeking the order of court to dismiss/strike out this appeal as being incompetent on grounds that the 1st and 2nd Appellants are two separate entities; that criminal liabilities are not joint liabilities; and that the Notice of Appeal in a criminal appeal must be filed separately and independently by and in respect of each of the parties and cannot be jointly filed by the parties among other grounds.

HELD

Appeal Struck Out

ISSUES

Not Available

RATIONES DECIDENDI

CASES CITED

Not Available

STATUTES REFERRED TO

Court of Appeal Rules 2016|

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