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INVESTIGATION IS NOT THE FUNCTION OF A COURT

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Let me emphasize once again that investigation is not the function of a court. Therefore, it is not the duty of the court to embark on a voyage of discovery.

– Okoro, J.C.A. Wema Bank v. Osilaru (2007)

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THE NBA AND CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION

Charles Okike v. Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee No.2 (2005) 7 SC Pt. 111, Pg. 75 where his Lordship stated inter alia as follows: “There is no provision in the rules that the NBA must inform the Appellant how it went about its investigation, so long as the Appellant was given an opportunity to defend the accusations made against him.”

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