PATIENCE OKORO EYE V. THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
(2018) JELR 39615 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC.154/2016
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19 Jan 2018
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Nigeria
Coram
OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR JSC
MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI JSC
CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI JSC
AMIRU SANUSI JSC
SIDI DAUDA BAGE JSC
Appearances
Ken Ahia with him, E. C. Ani, C. I. Okoro and L. Onyenipa For the Appellant;
Adebisi Adeniyi with him, O. A. Atolagben For the Respondent.
Judgement
<p><strong>SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): </strong>The Appellant Mrs. Patience Okoro Eye and five others, namely Afolabi Olufemi Johnson, Ilori Adekunle Sunday, Asemota Augustina, Kolawole Babalola, Olaniran Muniru Adeola and Fatai Adedokun Yusuf were on 2nd June, 2015 arraigned before the Federal High Court, Ibadan Judicial Division, charged with abuse of office, corrupt practices, fraud and illegally owning assets. The particulars of the offence charged are as follows:</p><p>COUNT 1</p><p>"That you PATIENCE OKORO EYE, AFOLABI OLUFEMI JOHNSON, ILORI ADEKUNLE SUNDAY. KOLAWOLE BABALOLA, OLANIRAN MUNIRU ADEOLA and FATAI ADEDOKUN YUSUF on or about 5th August, 2014 in Ibadan within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, have by virtue of abuse of your office, being employees of Central Bank of Nigeria, contributed to the economic adversity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria when you destroyed a box marked "Counted Audited Dirty" filled with Newspapers in place of a box containing N10,000,00…</p>