Two complaints of professional misconducts were preferred against the Appellant. A Legal Practitioner, before the Respondent. In reaction to the charge/complaint, the Appellant denied acting for the petitioner in the transaction or collecting any money from the petitioner or receiving the sum of N47,543.754.75 for Ibaka Community from the Ministry of Defence hut admitted collecting the sum of N23,646,974.52 for the said Community, which sum. Appellant contended he paid over to the community after deducting his professional fee.

At the conclusion of the hearing, the Respondent found the Appellant liable for infamous conduct and consequently directed that his name be struck off the roll of Legal Practitioners and ordered the Appellant to pay the sum of N9,500.000.00 to the petitioner being his share of the compensation paid by the federal Ministry of Defence.

Dissatisfied with the decision direction, the Appellant appealed to the Supreme Court.

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