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SCALES OLATUNJI ISHOLA V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

(2021) JELR 106871 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/C/385C/2020  •  12 Feb 2021  •  Nigeria

Coram
MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE, JCA JAMES SHEHU ABIRIYI, JCA MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU, JCA

Judgement

MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the interlocutory ruling of the Federal High Court, sitting in Uyo delivered on 9th November, 2020 by Hon. Justice A. A. Okeke refusing to admit the appellant herein on bail pending trial. At page 662 of the record of appeal, learned trial judge found as follows –

“Applicant failed to place sufficient facts before this Court to warrant the grant of this application. The nature of the charge does not tilt the balance of convenience in favour of the application. This application is refused and same is struck out.”

Dissatisfied with the above ruling, appellant appealed to this Court through a notice of appeal filed on 12/11/2020. The said notice of appeal contains four grounds of appeal at pages 663 – 667 of the record of appeal.

​At the hearing of the appeal on 12/01/2021, learned counsel for the appellant, Gboyega Oyewole, SAN adopted the appellant’s brief of argument and the appellant’s reply brief r…

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