DOWELL SCHLUMBERGER NIGERIA LIMITED & ORS V. NOAH ANIEKAN & ANOR

ITA GEORGE MBABA, JCA (Delivering the Lead Ruling): Appellant filed a Motion on Notice on 15/2/2018 in this Court, seeking:

(1) An order staying the execution of the garnishee order absolute made by the Honourable Justice A. Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Owerri in Suit No. FHC/OW/FJ/04/2017 on 19th January, 2018 pending the determination by this Honourable Court of the substantive appeal filed by the Appellants/Applicants in this appeal.

(2) An order restraining the 2nd Respondent/Respondent from paying the sum of ₦254,848,476.66 or any other sum at all, from the Account of the 1st Appellant/Applicant with the 2nd Respondent/Respondent, to the Station Registrar of the Federal High Court, Owerri, for onward transmission to the 1st Respondent/Respondent or the 1st Respondent/Respondents Counsel, E.B. Ukiri Esq., pending the determination by this Honourable Court of the substantive appeal, filed by the Appellants/Applicants in this appeal.

(3) An order restraining the 2nd Respond…