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 *Olisah Metuh v. EFCC: Court of Appeal Upturns Okon Abang judgment with 12 key statements*

Olisah Metuh v. EFCC: Court of Appeal Trashes Justice Okon Abang with 12 key statements 

Stephen Adah JCA held:

*(1)  “The narrative of the trial judge(Justice Okon Abang) suggest someone who didn’t enjoy trying the appellant(Olisa Metuh) and counsel because he said they were picking on him.*

*(2)* “He(Justice Okon Abang) was struggling with the case and even wished that he should be recused out of the case. The influence from this narrative is indisputably to say the least that a trial judge was angered only in his mind that he was wrongly influenced and showed bias against the appellant(Olisa Metuh) in this case as this is what manifests from all the outburst, he(Justice Okon Abang) has infused in his judgment.

*(3) “Learned trial judge(Justice Okon Abang) showed in his comments, the influence of an abnormal desire all inclination to pursue a predetermined line of action against the appellant.*

*(4)* “This no doubt is an influence of bias against the appellant (Olisa Metuh). There is no way the learned trial judge( Justice Okon Abang) can be seen to be detached from the malice against the appellant(Olisa Metuh) in the case as alleged.

*(5) “The duty of a trial judge is to be completely neutral in the case before him. A judge must not only be impartial; he must be seen to be impartial to both sides.

*(6)* "His(Justice Okon Abang) duty is to sit and determine the issues raised by ...