breach
of
trust
by
misappropriating
total
sum
N419,744, 612.30 to his personal use, holding that
same was not initiated by due process of law and
thereby robbing the Court of jurisdiction to continue
with the trial, relying on the case of Dr. Joseph Nwobika
SAN v. Federal Republic of Nigeria.
2.
Whether the trial Court was right when he did not place
reliance on the counter affidavit along with the
annextures marked as Exhibits EFCC 1 to EFCC 12 and
the Written Address filed by the Appellant same having
not being controverted by the Respondent.
3.
Whether the trial Court was right when he held that the
transaction between the Respondent and Sokoto State
Government leading to the charge No. SS/34C/2021
which
deals
with
criminal
breach
of
trust
by
misappropriating the total sum of N419, 744,612.30 to
his personal use, is civil, thereby striking out the charge
and discharging the Respondent.
Respondent’s sole issue is set out on page 4 of the brief of argument
thus:Whether from the surrounding circumstances of the case at
the Court below, the Court below was correct in law to have
struck out Suit No. SS/34C/2021 for want of competence?
CA/S/114C/2022
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