UZO I. NDUKWE-ANYANWU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State delivered on the 5th day of March, 2011 by Hon. Justice L.B. Lawal-Akapo.
The facts briefly stated are as follows;
By a letter dated October 11, 2007, the Respondent as Claimant at the Lower Court advanced a share purchase loan to the Appellant as Defendant in the sum of N8,000,000.00 [Eight Million Naira only] herein known as Facility 1 which tenure was for 12 months. Also, by a letter dated November 9, 2007, the Respondent advanced another share purchase loan to the Appellant in the sum of N16,000,000.00 (Sixteen Million Naira only) herein known as Facility 2 which tenure was also for 12 months. Pursuant to the loan advancement, the Respondent and Appellant entered into a two share purchase loan agreements dated October 15, 2007 and November 14, 2007 covering both facility 1 and facility 2 respectively herein referred to as the Loan Agreements.
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