ALHAJI MOHAMMED KABIR MAMMAN V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

OYEBISI F. OMOLEYE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Failed Bank Tribunal, Benin Zone per C.A.R. Momoh J. delivered on 11th December, 1998.

The brief background facts of this matter are that, among others, the Appellant was charged with the following counts vide the Amended Charges VIZ:-

Count 1: That you, Alhaji Mohammed Kabir Mamman (m) and Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed (m) between the 25th day of November, 1993 and 3rd day of December, 1993 at Kano within the jurisdiction of the Failed Bank (Recovery of Debts) and Financial Malpractices in Banks Tribunal, while acting as Manager/Head, Customer Services and Customer respectively of Allied Bank of Nigeria Plc., Kano Main branch, conspired with one another to commit a felony to wit stealing various sums of money totaling N61,075,000.00 (Sixty One Minion, Seventy Five Thousand Naira), property of Allied Bank of Nigeria Plc, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 516 of the…