IHUEBEKA
V.
STATE

(2000) JELR 50890 (SC)

Supreme Court · SC.34/1999 · 14 Apr 2000 · Nigeria
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Other Citations

Ihuebeka v. State (2000) 7 NWLR (Pt.665) 404

Ihuebeka v. State (2000) 7 NWLR (Pt.665)404

Uluebeka v. State (2000) 7 NWLR (Pt. 665) 404

CORAM

SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria EMMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SYLVESTER UMARU ONU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria OKAY ACHIKE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria UMARU ATU KALGO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

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appellant

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accused person

allegation of lack of faith

failure of the learned trial judge

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reasonable doubt

act of the accused

former counsel

substitute counsel

trial of the appellant

wife grace

absence of the state counsel

affirmation of the contents of exhibit

appellant of this serious allegation

cases of okoduwa v

causes of his death

court of appeal

defences of insanity

family house

father of the accused

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former bendel state

high court

iregho uluebeka

local government area of bendel state

prosecuting state counsel

retraction of the voluntary statement exhibit

said exhibit

see r. v

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statement of accused person

submitted inter alia

such thing

time of the incident

voluntary act of the accused person

OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant was convicted for murder and sentenced to death by Okungbowa, J on 14th January, 1991 at the High Court or the former Bendel State at Ekpoma. The offence was committed on 19th September, 1985 at Illeh-Ekpoma in the Ekpoma judicial Division.

The deceased, Iregho Uluebeka was the father of the accused. At about 7 p.m on 18-9-85, the deceased invited PW 1 (Abu Uluebeka) to the family house where he was living. The accused who was at the time of the incident a Sales Representative of Green Sands Publishers at Benin came home that evening. In the presence of PW1. the deceased requested the accused to help in the payment of the school fees of his younger brother who gained admission into a Technical College at Afuze. The accused refused to assist despite persuasion from PW1.

In the morning of 19/5/85, PW 1 went to the house of the deceased to greet him and the deceased told him that he was going to the farm to harvest yam tube…

IHUEBEKA V. STATE

IHUEBEKA
V.
STATE