judy.legal
Login Register

JULIUS BAYODE AYENI V. THE STATE

(2011) JELR 49209 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/AE/C.27/2010  •  7 Jul 2011  •  Nigeria

Coram
UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI JCA CHIDI NWAOMA UWA JCA HARUNA M. TSAMMANI JCA

Judgement


HARUNA M. TSAMMANI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellant; Julius Bayode Ayeni, was charged before the Ekiti State High Court on a two count charge of stealing. The first count alleged that he stole ten (10) metric tons of graded Cocoa valued at One Million, One Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira (₦1,180,000.00) Only, the property of Co-operative Multipurpose Union, Ikole-Ekiti in Ekiti State sometimes in November, 1997. The second count alleged that sometimes in 1996 at Ikole-Ekiti in the Ikole-Ekiti Judicial Division of Ekiti State, he stole the sum of One Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira (₦1,200,000.00) only, the properly of Co-operative Multipurpose Union, Ikole-Ekiti. The offences are said to be contrary to and punishable under Sections 390(a) and 390(9) of the Criminal Code Law, Cap.30, Volume II, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria as applicable to Ekiti State.

At the trial, the prosecution called four (4) witnesses and tendered some exhibits which included the st…

There's more. Sign in to continue reading

judy.legal is the comprehensive database of case law and legislation from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Gain seamless access to over 20,000 cases, recent judgments, statutes, and rules of court.


Get started   Login