S. U. ONU, JSC: The appeal herein emanates from dismissal of the appellant's appeal by the Court of Appeal, Benin Division on 8th April, 2004. This was sequel to his conviction and being sentenced to death for the murder of one Godspower Edeha by the Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba Coram: Umukoro, J. On 26th September, 2001. The facts of the case briefly stated are that the appellant, a Police Sergeant attached to the Marine Division, Nigerian Police, Asaba, Delta State on 21/5/01 was one of the Police Officers engaged in operations against armed robbers terrorizing Asaba Township. That the Police after successfully arresting some of the suspected armed robbers at two hotels, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) who testified in the trial court as 10PW, led some of the Police Officers including the appellant to No. 12B Oritshe Street Cable point, Asaba in search of one "Nonso" a suspected notorious armed robber who recently escaped from police custody and was suspected to be at…
IBIKUNLE
V.
THE STATE
(2007) JELR 20869 (SC)
Supreme Court 12 Jan 2007 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The appellant, a police sergeant, appealed his conviction and sentence of death for the murder of a man named Godspower Edeha. - The appellant and other police officers went to the residence of the deceased in search of a suspected armed
Case Details
Suit Number:SC.220/2005
Judges:SYLVESTER UMARU ONU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
DAHIRU MUSDAPHER Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Dr. A.I. Layonu For Appellant
AND
Professor A.A. Utuama, SAN, Attorney-General, Delta State
(with him, E. Ohwovoriole, Esq.) For Respondent
Other Citations:ADEGBOYEGA IBIKUNLE V. THE STATE (2007) 1 SC (Pt.II) 32
IBIKUNLE V.STATE (2007) 2 NWLR (Pt.1019) 546, (2007) JELR 53822 (SC), (2017) JELR 57996 (SC)
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