I am sure the citation for ALAKE v. THE STATE given above by the learned counsel is misleading and wrong. It is a reprehensible thing for any counsel to do before any Court of law. It is unethically irresponsible and very reckless for a counsel to cite a case as an authority which citation cannot lead to the location of the authority.
A.G KWARA STATE AND ANOR V. ALHAJI (HON) ISHOLA LAWAL & ORS LGC(28/4/2017) I
Thirdly, decisions of this Court, too numerous to count, recognise the very wide powers of a counsel, being an agent and mouthpiece, in the course of performing his professional duties, to commit his client by way of any concession or admission of facts and same may be binding on his client except same is against express authority of or retracted by the client before judgment. The decisions of this Court particularly alluded to by Chief Chris Uche SAN for the 2nd respondent in CAPPA & D'Alberto Ltd v. Akintilo (2003) 9 NWLR (Pt 824) 49 at 70, Okesuji V. Lawal (1991) NWLR (Pt 170) 661 and Okonkwo V. Kpajie (1992) NWLR (Pt 226) 633 at 655 are very apposite.
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