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…