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NWAOHA V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

citation: LGC-1997 (13/4/2018)
In The Supreme Court of Nigeria

On Friday, the 13th day of April, 2018

SC.708/2014

Before Their Lordships

IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
AMINA ADAMU AUGIE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
PAUL ADAMU GALINJE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

Between

CLEMENT NWAOHA – Appellant
AND
CLEMENT NWAOHA – Appellant AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE – Respondent

Before Their Lordships

IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
AMINA ADAMU AUGIE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
PAUL ADAMU GALINJE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

Between

CLEMENT NWAOHA – Appellant

AND

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE – Respondent

…………………….A…………………….

OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C.(Delivering the Leading Judgment):This matter originated from the Chief Magistrate Court of Rivers State holden at Port-harcourt, coram: Chief Magistrate, IGONIKO, EMMAN. The appellant herein had been charged along with nine (9) others with offences of conduct likely to cause breach of the peace and willful damage. In his judgment delivered on 23/02/1994, seven (7) out of the ten persons that stood trial were acquitted of the charge and they were accordingly discharged. The appellant and two others were however each found guilty as charged and were convicted and sentenced to six (6) months imprisonment with hard labour (IMHL)with an option of fine of N250.00 for counts 2,3,4 and 5 of the charge. The three were cautioned and discharged for counts 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th of the charge.

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