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YUSUF
V.
THE STATE

(2025) JELR 113953 (SC)

Supreme Court 4 Apr 2025 Nigeria
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- The appellant, Abdullahi Yusuf (a.k.a. "Panyo"), was convicted of culpable homicide punishable by death under Section 221 of the Penal Code by the High Court of Katsina State for participating in the fatal beating of Alhaji Garba Bello al

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Suit Number:SC/1022/2015
Judges:JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC CHIDIEBERE NWAOMA UWA, JSC HARUNA SIMON TSAMMANI, JSC MOHAMMED BABA IDRIS, JSC
Counsel:JOHN YAKUBU, ESQ for the Appellant. J.A. OGODI, ESQ for the Respondent.

MOHAMMED BABA IDRIS, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Judicial Division delivered CORAM Honourable Justice Abdu Aboki, JCA, Honourable Justice Uwani Musa Abba Aji, JCA and Honourable Justice Habeeb Adewale Olumuyiwa Abiru, JCA on the 26th day of May, 2015, wherein the court below unanimously dismissed the Appellant's appeal from the High Court of Katsina State and affirmed the Appellant's conviction by the trial court.

The Appellant was arraigned before the High Court of Katsina State on a one count charge which is reproduced hereunder as follows:

THAT YOU (1) ABDULIAHI ALIYU (2) ABDULMUMINI BALA AND (3) ABDULIAHI YUSUF all of Shamushalle village, via Birnin Magaji, Zamfara state on or about the 22nd day of September, 2011 at about 001 hours while in company of others now at large at Rugu Forest, Safana Local government Area of Katsina state, committed culpable homicide punishable with death in that you caused …

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