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• SGT. DESMOND EZEJA V. THE STATE (2008)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  23 May 2008

  A detailed overview of the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Sgt. Desmond Ezeja v. The State, addressing legal errors and resulting convictions.

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