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11/05/2026

*TAKE NOTE: It is a criminal offence in Nigeria to accept cash payment for the sale of a Car or a landed property*

Thus in the case of ALIYU v. FRN (2026) LPELR-83493(SC).

"It is apropos, perforce, to place on record that the appellant was charged with accepting cash payment for the sale of landed property contrary to the provision of Section 22(1)(a) of the Foreign Exchange (Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act.

It is germane to pluck it out, verbatim ac litteratim, whence it is domiciled quietly in the statute book. It states:
22. Payments for certain goods
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any enactment or law and except as provided in Subsection (2) of this Section, no person shall, in Nigeria, make or accept cash payment, whether denominated in foreign currency or not, for the purchase of acquisition of the following:
(a) landed properties;
(b) securities, including stocks, shares, debentures and all forms of negotiable instruments; and
(c) motor cars, including other vehicles of any description whatsoever.
(2) Payments for the items specified in Subsection (1) of this Section shall, as from the commencement of this Act, be made by means of bank transfers or cheques drawn on banks in Nigeria only.

The elements of the offence preferred against the appellant can be harvested from the provision catalogued supra. Thus, the ingredients of the offence, which the respondent has the bounden duty to establish beyond reasonable doubt, are, videlicet: (a) The defendant must be a person, whether juristic or natural person. (b) There must be a landed property. (c) "The landed property must have been sold for valuable consideration i.e money. (d) The defendant received/accepted cash payment for the sale of the landed property." Per OGBUINYA ,J.S.C

10/05/2026

RELEASE EUNICE AMEH NOW!

When a young lawyer goes missing, the pain is not distant to the Nigerian Bar Association, it is personal. We are more than a professional body; we are a community bound by shared sacrifice, shared dreams, and a collective duty to stand for one another. The disappearance of Miss Eunice Ameh, our dear colleague and a young Nigerian serving her country through the NYSC scheme, has therefore deeply shaken the entire legal community.

Behind every missing person report is a family unable to sleep, friends clinging to hope, and colleagues praying for safe return. No young Nigerian who answered the call to national service should disappear without an immediate, coordinated, and determined response from our security agencies.

We therefore call on the Inspector General of Police to urgently deploy all necessary tactical and intelligence resources toward securing Eunice’s safe release and ensuring that anyone connected to her disappearance is swiftly brought to justice.

This is not a moment for routine assurances. Every passing hour matters, and every effort must count.

We stand firmly with her family, friends, and colleagues in this painful time, and we urge anyone with useful information to cooperate with the authorities so that Eunice Ameh can safely return home.

Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN
President, Nigerian Bar Association.

28/04/2026

WHEN YOUR ACCOUNT IS FROZEN FOR A FRAUD YOU DID NOT COMMIT ; A POWERFUL DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL, LAGOS DIVISION (DELIVERED MONDAY, 30TH MARCH, 2026) IN OLUMIDE-FUSIKA v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ANOR.
(Reported in LawPavilion Electronic Law Reports LPELR-83490(CA)

A businesswoman sold phones to a customer. The customer paid ₦1,590,000 into her business account. Later, the bank and the police alleged that the money formed part of funds fraudulently moved from another account. Because of that, her bank account was frozen.

WHAT HAPPENED AT THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT
The woman approached the Federal High Court to remove the restriction on her account. She explained clearly that she was only carrying out her legitimate business. She sold phones, delivered the goods, and received payment. She had no involvement in any fraud. Despite this explanation, the Federal High Court refused to lift the restriction on her account.

WHAT HAPPENED AT THE COURT OF APPEAL
Dissatisfied with the decision, she appealed.
In Olumide-Fusika v. Commissioner of Police & Anor, the Court of Appeal carefully reviewed the entire matter and corrected the injustice.
The Court held that the woman could not be treated as a fraudster simply because money was paid into her account. She sold goods for value and received payment in the normal course of her business. The fact that the money was later traced to her account did not automatically make her guilty of fraud.
The Court also condemned the act of filing another similar case over the same issue after an earlier one had already been set aside. It described this conduct as an abuse of court process, meaning the legal system was being used wrongly to harass or frustrate the other party.
In the end, the Court of Appeal allowed her appeal and set aside the order freezing her account.

LESSON LEARNED
Not every person who receives money later linked to fraud is a fraudster. A genuine businessperson who sells goods and receives payment should not be punished without proper investigation and fair hearing. The law recognizes and protects legitimate transactions carried out in good faith.
MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC
If your account is frozen over a transaction you genuinely carried out, do not panic and do not keep quiet. Gather all your evidence such as receipts, invoices, chats, delivery records, and bank alerts, and consult a lawyer immediately. The law protects innocent people, and no one should lose access to their money because of a fraud they did not commit.

Prepared by:
T. A. Oyolola; Esq
Legal Practitioner.

29/06/2025

WE ARE HIRING!

A law firm located in Surulere Lagos, Nigeria,
Our areas of practice includes litigation & arbitration), corporate/commercial law, maritime, real estate, general business, taxation and entertainment.

Candidates should be 2- 7 years

Remuneration is competitive

Please submit your application and most recent cv to:
[email protected]

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview.

31/08/2024

IRRESISTIBLE OfferS
FOR SALE
1. New Fully furnished exquisitely built 2 & 3 bedroom flats at Pine Wood Court Road, off Freedom Way, Lekki 1, N170m & N190m

2. A storey building at Akerele street, Surulere, Lagos 145M

3. A school at Divine Estate Amuwo Odofin, Ojo, Lagos sitting on 1100 square meters N450M
4. Vacant 1,250 sq mtrs land comprising a detached house and 4 bedrooms boys’ quarters at Iwaya Road, Yaba with R/C N300m
5. A beautiful mansion sitting on 5 plots of land at Aba, Imo State N230m asking
6. A Vacant block of 4 flats at Falolu street, Surulere N300M
7. A story building comprising 6 flats, 32 shops at Ojuelegba, Surulere. N450m asking

8. 6 flats with 18 Shops & a warehouse on a 3 Story building at Eleshin Street, Obalende, Ikoyi N750M asking

9. A plot of land measuring 1,100 square meters with a school @ Divine Estate Amuwo Odofin, N450M

10. Fenced 2 plots with gate with Governor’s Consent at Labora, Lekki Peninsula N65M Asking

11. Land on 1,491 square meters at Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island with C of O N1.9 B

TO LET
1. Newly built Mini flat only 2 in a big compound @ Ocean Palm Estate, Ogidan Bustop, by Kilimanjaro Ogombo, Lekki peninsula N1m per annum.

2. 2 bedroom flat at Ocean Palm Estate, Ogidan Bustop, same address as above N2 m per annum

TO LET / LEASE
DMJ & D QUEST LIMITED
20, Adebola Street, Off Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere, Lagos
Tel: 08022903889, 07041095806 [email protected]

22/05/2024

IRRESISTIBLE Offers
FOR SALE

1. 1,250 square meters land comprising a detached house and 4 bedrooms boys quarters at Iwaya Road, Yaba with R/C N300m

2. A beautiful mansion sitting on 5 plots of land at Aba, N230m asking

3. A Vacant block of 4 flats at Falolu street, Surulere 200M

4. A story building comprising 6 flats, 32 shops at Ojuelegba, Surulere. N450m asking

5. 6 flats with 18 Shops & a warehouse on a 3 Story building at Eleshin Street, Obalende, Ikoyi N750M asking

6. A New Wing of 4 bed-room with 2 sitting rooms duplex + Bq @ Road 5, OPIC, Isheri North GRA N70M asking

7. Fenced 2 plots with gate with Governor’s Consent at Labora, Lekki Peninsula N65M Asking


REQUEST TO BUY @ IKEJA GRA, GBAGADA, MARYLAND & YABA
1. A bungalow (even if its on half plot or rundown)

DMJ & D QUEST LIMITED
20, Adebola Street, Off Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere, Lagos
Tel: 08022903889, 07041095806 [email protected]

29/02/2024

A law firm in Surulere Lagos needs a secretary/admin office for immediate employment. Apply to
[email protected]

29/02/2024

A law office in Surulere needs
1. lawyers 0 to 6 years post call
2. A secretary/admin. O Level, OND etc use of computer an advantage
for immediate employment. Apply to [email protected]

13/02/2024

Good evening great folks
I am overjoyed by the birthday prayers, wishes and felicitations.
I thank you all so much. I am very happy and proud to be a member of this great club.
God bless you all.

Address

20 Adebola Street Off Adeniran Ogunsanya Surulere
Lagos

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Telephone

08022903889

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