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NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY V. BARRISTER DAN URUAKPA

(2010) JELR 47799 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/PH/282/2006  •  29 Mar 2010  •  Nigeria

Coram
ABUBAKAR A. JEGA JCA; HELEN M. OGUNWUMIJU JCA; MOJEED A. OWOADE JCA;

Judgement

MOJEED A. OWOADE, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Ruling of H. T. Saba, J., sitting at the Umuahia Judicial Division of the Federal High Court delivered on 6th day of April, 2006.

The respondent as plaintiff before the lower court issued a Writ of Summons dated 24/6/2004 and filed on 25/6/04 followed by the filing of statement of claim against the defendant/appellant claiming as follows:

"1. A declaration that the disconnection of the electricity supply to the plaintiffs premises at No. 64 Hospital Road, Aba, Abia State on Thursday the 25th day of March, 2004 when the plaintiff did not owe the defendant any Electricity Bill on his Account No.56/13/07/0657-01, Metre No, 840007889 based on the indebtedness of the defendant's other 2 customers at No.64 Hospital Road, Aba, namely; Ekenna R. with Account No. 56/13/07/0059 and Onuagha S. C. Account No. 56/13/07/0068 (Metre Numbers not stated) is wrongful, illegal, null, void and of no effect.

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