offences created by an Act of t he National Assemb ly, by
th e provisions of section 286 (1 ){ 2) of t he Con st itut io n of
t he Federal Repub lic of Nige ria 1999 {as amenqed) , a
State High Court has jurisdiction to hear and entertai n
them : see AG of Ondo Sta te vs. AG of Fede ration &
Ors ( 2002) LPELR-623 (SC) .
Considering the above, I am of t he view that the
objection to the jurisdiction of this court to hear and
determin e th is charge has been properly raised by the
defence. The cha rge is accordingly struck out.
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L N. OW~___....JUDGE
26/10/18
APPEARANCE
Defendants are in court
A.A . Ogbonna, Esq . for the defence