conclude the part-heard criminal matter: FHC/CR/56/07 – “
pursuant to and in furtherance of Section 396(7) of the
Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, and not Section
396(7) of the non-existent Criminal Justice Act, 2015. It is on
this basis and in the light of the decision of the Court of
Appeal that the Appellant formulates the following 3 issues
for the determination of this appeal. That is:
ISSUE ONE:
whether Court of
Appeal was right when it held that
Section 396(7) of the Administration
of Criminal Justice Act, (ACJA) 2015
vests a Justice of the Court of
Appeal with requisite power to sit
and conclude part heard matter at
the Federal High Court and that the
said Section is not contrary to
Sections 250 (2) and 253 of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria 1999 as (amended)
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