INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE & ORS V. INALEGWU ADOGA & ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION
(2022) JELR 112572 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/A/1008/M/2019
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15 Jul 2022
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Nigeria
Coram
STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA
HAMMA AKAWU BARKA, JCA
DANLAMI ZAMA SENCHI, JCA
Appearances
S.A. Lough (SAN) appearing with I.M. Chieshe and D. Nnenga for the Applicants.
Inalegwu Adoga, appears in person for the 1st Respondent.
U.F. Gobir for the 2nd Respondent.
Judgement
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>HAMMA AKAWU BARKA, JCA (Delivering the Leading Ruling): </strong>By this application filed on the 28th day of October, 2019, and brought pursuant to section 15 of the Court of Appeal rules 2010 as amended, Order 6 Rules 1 and 9 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2016 and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court, the applicants, the Inspector General of Police, ACP Peter Gana, ASP Godiri and Inspector Onu, through their counsel prayed for the following orders:</p><p style="text-align: justify">i. An order of court granting the appellants/applicants leave to apply for enlargement of time within which to file their notice and grounds of appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court Abuja in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/265/2013 delivered on the 27th March, 2018 coram: Hon. Justice Nnamdi 0. Dimgba,</p><p style="text-align: justify">ii. An order of court extending the time within which the appellants/applicants may file their notice and grounds of appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Justice of Federal High Court Abuja in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/265/2013 delive…</p>