ORJI UZOR KALU V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & ORS

EJEMBI EKO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The two appeals were heard on 15th March, 2012, as consolidated appeals. They emanate from one proceeding in the matter No FHC/AB/CR/56/2007 at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Appellant, ORJI UZOR KALU, in the appeal No CA/A/224C/2009, and the appellants, UDEH JONES UDEOGU and SLOK NIGERIA LIMITED, in appeal No CA/A/229C/2009 are jointly being tried on several heads of counts for money laundering offences at the Federal High Court, Abuja. In the course of the proceedings the Appellants, as accused persons, had brought applications seeking the quashing of the amended charges preferred against them. The Federal High Court presided by Justice A. Bello, in the ruling delivered on 8th May, 2009, dismissed the Appellants' applications seeking to quash the charges preferred against them. The appeals are against the Ruling of 8th May, 2009 dismissing the applications to quash the amended charges of money laundering offences preferred ag…