ALHAJI BUBA KEMBU V. FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK PLC
(2022) JELR 112478 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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APPEAL NO: CA/YL/10/2021 SUIT NO: FHC/YL/CS/15/2018
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20 Jun 2022
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Nigeria
Coram
FATIMA OMORO AKINBAMI, JCA
JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR, JCA
M. LAWAL ABUBAKAR, JCA
Appearances
MARTIN MILKMAN ESQ. for the Appellant.
J. A. UDEAGBALA ESQ. for. the Respondent.
Judgement
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>FATIMA OMORO AKINBAMI, JCA (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): </strong>This appeal is against the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Yola, delivered on the 11th December, 2020 by Hon. Justice M. Z. Anka wherein the claim of the Appellant was dismissed with cost. Dissatisfied with the decision, the Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal on the 14th of January 2021 setting out seven (7) grounds of Appeal. The reliefs sought by the Appellant are:</p><ol><li><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>AN ORDER</strong> of this Honourable Court allowing the Appeal.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>AN ORDER</strong> of this Honourable Court setting aside the judgment of the Federal High Court of Justice sitting in Yola, Adamawa State delivered on the 11th day of December, 2020.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>AN ORDER</strong> of this Honourable Court invoking Section 15 of the Court of Appeal Act, to evaluate the evidence on record and enter judgment in favour of the Appellant per the evidence on Record.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>AND</strong> for such Order or Orders as this Honourable Court may deem just to make in the circumstances of this appeal. </p></li></ol><p style="text-align: justify">The Appellant filed a Wr…</p>