REX
V.
PATRICK OSAKWE

JELR 81071 (WACA)

West Africa Court of Appeal · West Africa [For WACA cases]
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1946-49 12 WACA 366-367

CORAM

AMES, AG. C.J. (NIGERIA), ABBOTT AND HALLINAN, JJ.

Core Terms ^Beta

section

appeal

duplicity

counts

demand

person

property

conviction

indictment

learned trial judge

offence of public servants

oyo province

proviso

public officers

public service

reward

r. v

thompson

21st day of april

african court of appeal ordinance

case

court thompson’s case

duties

grounds of appeal

ingredients of this latter offence

learned judge

motor licensing authority

mr. taylor

mr. taylor’s argument

mr. taylor submitte9

offence of extortion

offence of public officers

only ground of appeal

particulars of this count

part of the count

patrick osakwe

performance of his duties

precise c point

present session of the court

relevant part of the information

said count

statement of offence-first count

such money

such motor licensing authority

supreme court of the ibadan judicial division

taylor

Ames, Ag. C.J. This is an appeal from a conviction in the Supreme Court of the Ibadan Judicial Division for an offence of extortion by public officers, contrary to section 99 of the Criminal Code. The relevant part of the information filed against the appellant was as follows;-

“Statement of offence-first count

“Extortion by Public Officers, contrary to section 99 of the Criminal Code.

“Particular “Patrick Osakwe (m) on the 21st day of April, 1948, at Ibadan, Oyo Province, being a person employed in the Public Service, that is to say, a member of the Nigeria Police Force, and carrying out duties for the Motor Licensing Authority, Oyo Province, did demand or accept the reward of £1 from one Raji Adegoke (m) for the performance of his duties for such Motor Licensing Authority, such money being beyond his proper pay and emoluments.”

There were two other counts in the information; one for an offence of public officers receiving property to show favour, contrary to section 100, and the other f…

REX V. PATRICK OSAKWE

REX
V.
PATRICK OSAKWE