UKIRI EMONENA BLESSING V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division or Court below or lower Court delivered on the 13th December, 2013, remitting the case to the trial Court for hearing de novo before another Judge.

The facts of the case would be briefly stated from the different sides of spectrum.

On 19th October, 2007, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (hereinafter called "the EFCC") received a petition at pages 79-81 of the supplementary Record of Appeal written by a Law Firm, Charles Eduzor and associates on behalf of one CHIEF SAMUEL ONOWIGHOSE (hereinafter called "the petitioner") calling for investigation of the Appellant. The thrust of the petition is that the petitioner secured a judgment against Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd in consolidated suits No. PHC/755/94 and PHC/403/95 to the tone of 24,000,005.00 (twenty four million, five thousand naira) with 10% as interest until the said j…