Jurisdictional defect as nullity

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• CAPTAIN Y.U. ZAKARI V. NIGERIAN ARMY & ANOR. (2015)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  22 May 2015

  A detailed summary of the Supreme Court decision in Captain Y.U. Zakari v. Nigerian Army, focusing on jurisdiction and the composition of the Court Martial.

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  • Fresh issue on appeal→
  • Military law→
  • armed forces act 2004, sections 133(1) and 137(1)→
  • conduct prejudicial to service discipline→
  • court martial jurisdiction→
  • improper constitution of court martial→
  • interference with concurrent findings→
  • jurisdiction cannot be conferred by waiver or acquiescence→