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UMAR
V.
STATE

(2015) JELR 40615 (CA)

Court of Appeal 21 May 2015 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/S/103/2014
Judges:AHMAD OLAREWAJU BELGORE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TUNDE O. AWOTOYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MUHAMMED L. SHUAIBU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Ibrahim Abdullahi For Appellant Bagudu U. Abubakar (CSC) with Shamsudden Jaafar (SCI) For Respondent

TUNDE O. AWOTOYE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is the judgment in respect of the appeal read on 11/6/2014 by the appellant accused in suit No. KB/HC/17C/2013, Mohammed Umar v. The State. Judgment was delivered on 11/4/2014 wherein Hon. Ibrahim B. Mairiga Judge of Kebbi State High Court found the accused guilty of the charge against him and convicted him as follows:-

"After careful consideration of the entire evidence before me, I am left with no doubt that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. And the accused person has been proved to have committed the offence of culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to Section 221(b) of the Penal Code. Based on the evidence of the prosecution witness particularly PW1, 2 and 3 and the exhibits produced before me, I am satisfied that the accused person Mohammed Umar is responsible for the death of Abubakar Andere. I therefore find you Mohammed Umar guilty as charged and convict you of the culpable ho…

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