Covid-19: Court of Appeal Sets Up Special Panels To Hear Time Bound Motions And Appeals {FULL LIST}

The Nigerian Court of Appeal has set up special panels that will hear matters at various Divisions during the period of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

This is contained in a circular made available to TheNigeriaLawyer signed by the Acting President of the Court of Appeal herself, Hon. Justice M. B. Dongbam-Mensem dated 24th of April, 2020

It reads in part:

“You are hereby empanelled to sit in the undermentioned Divisions, for now, to hear and determine time-bound motions and appeals pending in the said Divisions.

“The Presiding Justices shall oversee and communicate the date of sittings”

Below is the Divisions and their respective Panels:

LAGOS DIVISION
Hon Justice M.L. Garba
Hon Justice J.O.K. Oyewole
Hon Justice H. A. Abiru
Hon. Justice B. B. Aliyu
Hon. Justice A. Obaseki-Adejumo
Justice U.A. Ogakwu
Hon Justice G.O. Kolawole

KADUNA DIVISION
Hon Justice I. M. M. Saulawa
Hon Justice A. D. Yahaya
Hon. Justice S. T. Hussein
Hon. Justice M. I. Shuaibu
Hon. Justice A. M. Talba
Hon. Justice T. Y. Hassan

IBADAN DIVISION
Hon Justice H. M. Ogunwumiju
Hon. Justice A. O. Belgore
Hon. Justice J. S. Ikyegh
Hon. Justice F. O. Akinbani T. Abubakar
Hon. Justice I. A. Adefope-Okojie
Hon. Justice N. Okoronkwo
Hon. Justice E. Tobi

ENUGU DIVISION
Hon Justice I. I. Agube
Hon. Justice. M. O. Bolaji-Yusuf
Hon. Justice A. I. Andenyangtso

BENIN DIVISION
Hon. Justice U. I. Anyawu
Hon. Justice Oseji
Hon. Justice B. A. Georgewill
Hon. Justice F. E. Oho
Hon. Justice B. M. Ugo

JOS DIVISION
Hon Justice A.G. Mshelia
Hon Justice J. H. Sankey
Hon Justice M. Oniyangi

PORT HARCOURT DIVISION
Hon. Justice R. C. Agbo
Hon. Justice A. O. Lokulo-Sodipe
Hon. Justice M. A. A. Adumein
Hon. Justice O. F. Ogbuinya
Hon. Justice I. Jombo-Ofo
Hon. Justice O. O. Daniel-Kalio

ABUJA PANEL 1
Hon Justice A. Aboki
Hon. Justice E. Agim
Hon. Justice Y. Nimpar

ABUJA PANEL 2
Hon. Justice J. O. Bada
Hon. Justice. H. S. Tsammani
Hon. Justice M. Mustapha

ABUJA PANEL 3
Hon Justice S.J. Adah
Hon. Justice R. M. Abdullahi
Hon. Justice A. S. Umar

ABUJA PANEL 4
Hon. Justice A. Jauro
Hon. Justice. M. A Danjuma
Hon. Justice B. G. Sanga

ABUJA PANEL 5
Hon. Justice M. B. Dongbam-Mensen
Hon Justice U. Onyemenam
Hon. Justice A. A. Wambai
Hon. Justice J. G. Abundaga
Hon. Justice M. B. Idris

ABUJA PANEL 6
Hon. Justice H. Mukhtar
Hon. Justice T. Akomolafe-Wilson
Hon. Justice J. T. Tukur

ABUJA PANEL 7
Hon. Justice P. O. Ige
Hon. Justice F. A. Ojo
Hon. Justice P. A. Mahmoud

CALABAR DIVISION
Hon. Justice N. A. Owoade
Hon. Justice P. M. Egpe
Hon. Justice P. O. Elechi
Hon. Justice I. G. Mbaba
Hon. Justice J. E. Ekanem

OWERRI DIVISION
Hon Justice C. E. Nwosu-Iheme
Hon. Justice R. N. Pemu
Hon. Justice O. A. Otisi

SOKOTO DIVISION
Hon Justice A. A. B Gumel
Hon. Justice A. M. Bayero
Hon. Justice A. M. Lamido

YOLA DIVISION
Hon Justice C.N. Uwa
Hon Justice S.J. Abiriyi
(3) Hon Justice A.M. Bayero

AKURE DIVISION
Hon Justice O. F. Omoleye
Hon Justice T. N. Orji-Abadua
(3) Hon Justice I. S. Bdiya

All presiding justices and Justices are expected to report to their respective places of their special assignment from Monday, the 27th April, 2020