IKECHUKWU EZENWANKWO V. THE STATE
(2013) JELR 35642 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/E/341/2008
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7 May 2013
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Nigeria
Coram
MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE JCA;
ISAIAH OLUFEMI AKEJU JCA;
EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM JCA;
Appearances
Chief Ikenna Egbuna with B. N. Eze (Mrs.) and Chuka Anakaogu, Esq. - Appellant. For Appellant
For Respondent
Judgement
<p>MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of I. M. Onwuamaegbu J. delivered in Suit No. AG/4A/2002 on 29/1/2004 at the High Court of Anambra State sitting at Aguata.</p><p> The facts leading to this case arose from Agbiligba village Nanka, a community within the Aguata Judicial Division of the High Court, Anambra State.</p><p> The Appellant, Chief Ikechukwu Ezenwankwo is one of the named parties representing his kindred in suit No. AG/4A/2002 which came on appeal from the judgment of the Ajalli Customary Court also in Anambra State.</p><p> The case was assigned to High Court No. 2 in Aguata Judicial Division presided over by Hon. Justice Ije Onwuamegbu, Rev. Francis Ezeokafor is also a named party representing his kindred against the kindred of the Appellant in the said suit.</p><p> The Appellants side won the case at the customary court.</p><p> During the pendency of the case, in the court below, it was alleged that Rev. Ezeokafor was going about in the co…</p>