ADAMU JAURO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division which affirmed the judgment of the Jigawa State High Court of Justice sitting at Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State. The trial Court convicted the Appellant for the offence of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221 (b) of the Penal Code of Jigawa State.
BRIEF STATEMENT OF FACTS
The Appellant was accused of causing the death of one Saleh Kurma by hitting him with a machet on his head and hand thereby inflicting Injuries on him which led to his death. In a bid to prove the guilt of the Appellant, the Respondent called three witnesses and tendered the confessional statements of the Appellant in Exhibits A and A1. The Respondent also tendered a medical report admitted and marked exhibit 3. In the said confessional statement, the Appellant admitted that he caused the death of the deceased on an allegation that the deceased had an illegal sexual int…