OLUWASEUN OGUNBAMBO V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & ORS
(2013) JELR 36051 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/L/952/2012
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19 Mar 2013
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Nigeria
Coram
AMINA ADAMU AUGIE JCA;
RITA NOSAKHARE PEMU JCA;
FATIMA OMORO AKINBAMI JCA;
Appearances
Adebayo Adenipekun (SAN) with Gboyega Oyewole Esq. and Chukwudi Maduka Esq. For Appellant
Usani Francis Oka-Philips Esq. for the 1st Respondent. For Respondent
Judgement
<p>RITA NOSAKHARE PEMU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Ruling of Honourable Justice S. A. Onigbanjo of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja Judicial Division delivered on the 5th of December 2012.</p><p> In it, the learned trial Judge dismissed the Appellant's summons for bail.</p><p> The Appellant is dissatisfied with the Ruling and has appealed same by filing a Notice of Appeal on the 19th of December 2012 with four (4) Grounds of Appeal - pages 302-306 of the Record of Appeal. </p><p> The facts are brief.</p><p> The Appellant is facing a 13 counts charge of Forgery and obtaining by False Pretences, which offences are bailable. The charges were preferred against him by the 1st Respondent.</p><p> On the 21st of November 2012, he filed an application for bail, pending the determination of the substantive criminal case. </p><p> The 1st Respondent had filed a counter-affidavit to the bail application, with Exhibits EFCC 1, EFCC 3.</p><p> Sequel to oil subsidy crises in 2012, the Honourable Minister fâŚ</p>