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BAWA
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THE STATE

(2025) JELR 114023 (SC)

Supreme Court 14 Mar 2025 Nigeria
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- The appellant was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court of Kebbi State for culpable homicide contrary to Section 221(b) of the Penal Code, having caused the death of Ibrahim Yahaya by repeatedly hitting him on the

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Suit Number:SC/CR/992/2020
Judges:JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR, JSC TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC ABUBAKAR SADI UMAR, JSC MOHAMMED BABA IDRIS, JSC
Counsel:CHRIS OHENE, I. S. Vongjen, M. B. Kyaagba and Nora Azuonwu for the Appellant. OSITA SOLOMON MBAMALU for the Respondent.

JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR. JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Sokoto Division delivered on the 19th day of November 2020 wherein the lower Court dismissed the appeal and affirmed the decision of the Trial High Court of Kebbi State convicting the Appellant for the offence of culpable homicide contrary to the Provisions of Section 221(8) of the Penal Code and sentenced him to punishment of death by hanging.

The Appellant was dissatisfied with the decision of the Lower Court appealed to this Court vide a notice of appeal filed on 3rd December 2020, containing a lone ground of appeal.

The ground of appeal, devoid of it's particulars are set out thus;

GROUND ONE: ERROR IN LAW

“The learned Justices of the Court of Appeal erred in law when they held that the evaluation and findings of the Trial Court were consistent and based on the evidence on record."

The appellant thereafter seeks the following reliefs;

  1. To allow the appeal.

  2. To set asid…

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