OLUWATOYIN JINADU V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

ABUBAKAR DATTI YAHAYA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an Appeal against the Ruling of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory Abuja, delivered on the 21st of January, 2013.

The appellant herein, was the accused person at the trial court and she was arraigned on the 12th of July, 2012 on a twenty count charge of stealing, forgery and using as genuine, forged documents, contrary to the provisions of Sections 287, 362 and 364 of the Penal Code. Thereafter, on the 16th of October, 2012, the appellant filed a Motion, seeking to quash the charge on the ground that it was incompetent and the court lacked the jurisdiction to adjudicate over same. The trial court heard the parties and in its Ruling, dismissed the application for lack of merit.

In the Notice of appeal, filed on the 8/3/13, four grounds of appeal were filed.

The appellant's counsel Mr. Chukwudi, filed the appellant's brief on the 24/1/14 but was deemed properly filed on the 23/6/14. In it, he abandoned gro…