KAZEEM, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 26th February, 1987, this appeal was summarily dismissed and the conviction and sentence of death was confirmed. I now, give my reasons for doing so.
The appellant was convicted for murder and sentenced to death at the High-court of justice. Bendel State sitting at Benin City on 15th March, 1985, His appeal to the Court of Appeal Benin City was also dismissed as being unmeritorious. He has now appealed to this court.
It was a bizarre and gruesome murder. The appellant decapitated his six months old son and also successfully killed his mother and brother-in-law for no just cause. In the statement made to the police he was said to have come in one night cooked and eaten the rice bought from the market by his wife, and then slept. Waking up a little later he started picking up trouble with the wife and shortly after he said he would kill his son and did so inspite of the wife's protest. He then knocked out the wife unconscious and kil…