Inspector General Of Police & Ors V. Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited & Ors (2018)

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JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C.

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division delivered on the 21st day of May, 2009. This is a sister appeal, to appeal No. SC.33/2010 between Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited v. Okon Johnson and 17 Ors just delivered today, 20/4/2018. All the issues submitted for the determination of this appeal were also agitated in the earlier appeal. This Court is being called upon to repeat the exercise. The 1st Respondent herein was the appellant in Appeal No. SC.33/2010 while the 1st-3rd appellants herein were the 16th-18th Respondents. As I said, all the issues in the instant appeal are the same in the earlier appeal and the parties are also the same.

I find it cumbersome and a waste of precious judicious time to repeat the exercise. This appeal should abide the outcome of appeal No. SC.33/2010. Accordingly, I hold that this appeal has no merit and is also dismissed. I make no order as to costs.

Appeal Dismissed.

SC.378/2010