ADENOSE CLEMENT V. FEDERAL REPULBIC OF NIGERIA

NONYEREM OKORONKWO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The grouse of the appellant in this appeal was that learned trial judge of the Federal High Court in his judgment of 3rd October 2017 found him (appellant) not guilty of the substantive offenses in counts Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 bothering on money laundering but held him guilty of conspiracy with the 1st and 2nd accused person when there was no evidence of conspiracy against the appellant with the 1st and 3rd accused persons.

The appellant Adenose Clement was charged as 3rd accused person jointly with one Professor Benjamin Adefemi Ogunbodede and Zaccheaus Tejumola on a sixteen counts charge for offences including conspiracy against the Money Laundering (Prohibition Act 2011) notably Section 18 and 17 of the Act.

The facts gleaned from the judgment was that the appellant as 3rd accused was charged along with the 1st and 2nd accused persons on a 16 count charge as follows:

COUNT 1

That you Professor Benjami…