AMAREMOR
V.
STATE

(2014) JELR 40160 (SC)

Supreme Court · SC.376/2010 · 28 Mar 2014 · Nigeria
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Amaremor v. State (2014) 10 NWLR (Pt. 1414) 1

CORAM

MAHMUD MOHAMMED Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMED Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

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appellant

prosecution

evidence

reasonable doubt

trial court

criminal code

defence of accident

service pistol

24th november

evidence of the appellant

case of the prosecution

eye witnesses

weapon check

accidental discharge

cross-examination

evidence act

learned counsel

learned trial judge

24th day of november

grounds of appeal

deceased shouting

facts of this case

local government area of bayelsa state

shooting incident

accidental event

accused chief saiperemoh priye amaremo

bayelsa state

bullet wound

cause of death

caution statements of the appellant

court of appeal port-harcourt division

criminal code law of eastern nigeria

exercise of his constitutional right of appeal

extra judicial statements of the appellant exhibits

high court of bayelsa state

investigating police officer pw6

live issue

murder of the deceased chief tuomor obiri

own defence

prosecution case

prosecution witness

said funeral

said pistol

support of the appellant

support of the defence of the appellant

version of the shooting event

witness pw6

MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 24th November, 2001, the Appellant was in his home town Buluo-Orua Town in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State for his late Aunt's funeral. The appellant who was an armourer with the National Intelligence Agency of the rank equivalent of an Assistant Commissioner of Police, came home with his service pistol, a Baretta which the regulations of his Agency forbade him to carry on such private journeys as attending funeral. That morning, a group of people had gathered to embark on a journey to a neighbouring Community with Appellant who joined to a waiting group armed with his pistol. On getting to the compound the Appellant brought out his pistol and shot twice towards the river and turned to the deceased and shot him in the chest. The deceased was heard to have shouted - "Ye etein neyol saniperemor etein neyo!," meaning in English Language - you have shot me o! Saiperemor has shot me!' Thereafter, the deceased was …

AMAREMOR V. STATE

AMAREMOR
V.
STATE