HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Judgment of the High Court of Delta State delivered by Hon. Justice M. Umukoro on 9/07/2012, wherein His Lordship convicted the appellant for murder and sentenced him to death by hanging. Below are the facts that led to this appeal:
The appellant- Bolaji Oreno was a regular customer to PW 2- Emmanuela Adorah. PW2 swore that on 11/12/2009, she left her groceries shop at No 3 Olu Palace Road, Warri with a small girl and went to the Bank. PW2 swore that she took stock of the things in her shop and headed for UBA off Airport Road, Warri. About ten minutes later, she returned from the bank and discovered that the purse containing recharge cards, her ATM card and her wallet were missing. She enquired from the girl she left in the shop and the girl told her it was one "bros" that took it. She then headed to a native doctor's at Agbarho, Sapele who pointed the appellant as the thief.
On the sam…