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ย It is trite that the period of time prescribed by a statute of limitation begins to run the moment a cause of action accrues to the person entitled to it. Thus, when dealing with a limitation statute, it is of utmost importance to ascertain the exact date of accrual of a cause of action.[1]
[1]National Bank of Nigeria Ltd v Arison Trading & Engineering Co. Ltd (2006) 16 NWLR (Pt 1005) 210, Amede v United Bank for Africa Plc (2008) 8 NWLR (Pt 1090) 623, Chukwu v Amadi (2009) 3 NWLR (Pt 1127) 56; Ntung and others v Longkwang and others (2018) LPELR-45624(CA)ย 57 paras. D-F.