Jurisdiction in criminal proceedings

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• THE STATE V. EGIGIA (2024)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  26 January 2024

  Summary of The State v. Egigia, focusing on prosecutorial powers of the Attorney-General and the implications of not seeking prior leave in charges.

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  • 1999 constitution sections 211(1) and 211(2)→
  • Agency relationship→
  • Criminal appeal→
  • Leave to prefer a charge→
  • attorney-general’s constitutional prosecutorial powers→
  • criminal procedure code law of jigawa state 1998 section 185→
  • culpable homicide not punishable with death→
  • delegation of prosecutorial powers to law officers→

• MR. JOSHUA DURODOLA ALAO V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2019)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  9 March 2018

  Summary of the Supreme Court decision in Joshua Durodola Alao v. Federal Republic of Nigeria addressing jurisdiction and the EFCC's prosecutorial powers.

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  • No-case submission→
  • Prima facie case→
  • Retrial de novo→
  • constitution of nigeria 1999, section 174→
  • economic and financial crimes commission (establishment) act 2004, section 5(1)(k)→
  • efcc power to investigate and prosecute→
  • financial and economic crimes→
  • jurisdiction in criminal proceedings→

• OKO OGAR ADAMA V. THE STATE (2017)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  5 May 2017

  A summary of the Supreme Court case Oko Ogar Adama v. The State, discussing jurisdiction, arraignment, and no-case submissions.

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  • Concurrent findings of fact→
  • Conspiracy→
  • Fair hearing→
  • Malicious damage→
  • No-case submission→
  • Prima facie case→
  • Procedural irregularity→
  • Stealing→