“Since that date, however, this Court has had occasion to rule on the question. In the course of its judgment in Edet v. Board of Customs and Excise 1965 NMLR 188, the Court said -“It remains to add that proceedings for forfeiture must be taken separately as civil proceedings in accordance with the Fourth Schedule to the Customs and Excise Management Act”…”
Per LIONEL BRETT, JSC in BOARD OF CUSTOMS & EXCISE V. KALU (1965) LCER-377(SC) (P. 3, Paras A – B)
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