MOHAMMED, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In a statement, proved to have been voluntarily made, the appellant confessed to murdering his friend, Nwofe Adam, at Mbamili in Abakaliki Judicial Division. The confession which, in my view, is clear and positive was made in the following words:
"I know Nwo Adum, he is my friend and also from Okwefurike Nkaliki Izzi. On 6/1/85 I and my friend Nwofe Adum went to Mbamini Nkaliki Izzi to build house for one Ezza man living there by name Alogu Ode on casual labour, on reaching there we were informed by Alogu Ode that the work will not go on again as scheduled and we started going home, as we were going we decided to take some illicit gin "kai-kai" and after taking it and we became intoxicated we started going home, as we were going cracking jokes on reaching a place at Mbamini my friend Nwofe Adum pushed me down and as a result I sustained small bruises on my leg in retaliation I used my matchet on him and matcheted him to death, on seei…