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INTRODUCTION The West African Court of Appeal (WACA) was a colonial judicial institution established by the British to serve as the primary appellate court for their West African territories, including Nigeria, the Gold Coast (now Ghana), Sierra Leone, and the Gambia. It was first created in 1867 to handle appeals from British possessions in western…
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The West African Court of Appeal (WACA) was an appellate court for the British colonies in West Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana (then Gold Coast), Sierra Leone, and Gambia. It was established in 1867, abolished in 1874, and revived in 1928. Jurisdiction over Nigeria ended in 1954, and the court became defunct with the independence of…