BELGORE, JSC (Delivering The Leading Judgment): On 29th July, 1983, at about 2200 hours, at Onitsha, one Raymond Okonkwo was in his patent medicine shop along New Cemetery Road, just closing for the day. He had his lights on and he heard a knock on his door. He never opened but spoke to whoever the visitor was. The visitor asked for a medicine which he (Raymond Okonkwo, alias Boy-Boy and P.W.5 at the trial court) said he never had, but offered a substitute which the enquirer seemed to like. He then opened his door. It was the first appellant that came in with a rush. He ordered P. W.5 to lie down and not to get up. He requested him for money and on his replying that he had no money on him, he slapped him twice on the face, and warned him not to cry otherwise he would be shot. The first appellant then ransacked his drawer and found N30.00 and asked if that was all his takings for the day. P. W.5 was in the process of answering when the second appellant walked in and produced a gun from…
OKOSI
V.
STATE
(1989) JELR 42935 (SC)
Supreme Court 17 Feb 1989 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- Supreme Court of Nigeria affirmed the conviction and death sentence of both appellants for murder under S. 8 Criminal Code (common intention), holding each liable for the fatal shooting committed in furtherance of their joint armed robber
Case Details
Suit Number:SC.175/1988
Judges:ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
ABDUL GANIYU OLATUNJI AGBAJE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
CHUKWUDIFU AKUNNE OPUTA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Chief (Senator) N. N. Anah (with him, V. I.Aganeku) for the 1st AppellantChief (Mrs.) Ajayi-Obe (with her, G. A. Oyibo) for the 2nd Appellant For Appellant
Mr D.N Aguadi (D.P.P) Anambra State Ministry of Justice For Respondent
Other Citations:OKOSI v STATE (1989) 1 NWLR (Pt.100) 642 (1989) All N.L.R 170 Okosi v. State (1989) 2 S.C. (Pt 1) 126
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