The Supreme Court of Nigeria, presided over by Justice Mohammed Baba Idris, delivered a lead judgment in the case of Ben Mene-Ejegi v. Nigerian Bar Association & Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee. The appellant, a legal practitioner in Warri, was arraigned before the LPDC on a two-count complaint of receiving N1,600,000 from Tosan Olukpe. The court considered whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear appeals directly from the LPDC. The judgment addresses the legal framework governing disciplinary proceedings against lawyers.
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