ITA G. MBABA J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): Appellants, with two other persons, were accused person in charged No. IDU/21C/96 at the Jigawa State High Court, presided over by Hon. Justice A. S. Tahir. They were tried for Culpable Homicide, offence punishable by death and at the close of the case for the prosecution; the learned trial Court discharged the 4th and 5th Accused persons, leaving the 3 Appellants to defend themselves. At the close of the entire trial the Court found them guilty, and sentenced them to death by hanging, pursuant to section 221 (b) of the Penal Code Law.
Appellants could not pursue their appeal until their case was assigned to the Chambers of A. S. Mukhtar and Co, by the Attorney General of the Federation, under the prison Decongestion Programme of the Federal Government.
Appellants filed their Notice of Appeal, upon being granted leave to do so by this Court, on 4/3/2010, and disclosed 8 grounds of Appeal, as PER PAGES 57 to 63 of the Record of Appe…