Elijah Ukoh V. The State (1972) LLJR-SC
Elijah Ukoh V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. B. A. COKER, J.S.C. We dismissed this appeal at the hearing on the 11th January, 1972 and now give our reasons for doing so. The appellant was charged before the High Court, Ado-Ekiti (Western State) with the murder of one Kalu Adule. He was […]
Elijah Ukoh Vs The State (1972) LLJR-SC
Elijah Ukoh Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, JSC. We dismissed this appeal at the hearing on the 11th January, 1972 and now give our reasons for doing so. The appellant was charged before the High Court, Ado-Ekiti (Western State) with the murder of one Kalu Adule. He was tried by Craig, […]
Karimu Yesufu & Ors Vs The State (1972) LLJR-SC
Karimu Yesufu & Ors Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER. J.S.C. The appellants were charged with and tried on two counts of murder and robbery with violence before the High Court, Lagos. They were tried by Adefarasin, J., with a jury of 12 which, at the end of the trial, returned a […]
Thomas Aplin & Co. Ltd V. Northern Nigeria Development Corporation (1972) LLJR-SC
Thomas Aplin & Co. Ltd V. Northern Nigeria Development Corporation (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, C.J.N. In the Lagos High Court, two Suits No. LD/237/67 and No. LD/344/67 were consolidated into one. In Suit No. LD/237/67, the plaintiff’s claim from the defendants the sum of 316,134 pounds, being balance of fees due to and […]
Mallam Umoru Jegah Vs The State (1972) LLJR-SC
Mallam Umoru Jegah Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UDO UDOMA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Western State Court of Appeal wherein the appeal of the appellant against his conviction by the High Court of the Western State was dismissed. The appellant was convicted by Ogunkeye, J., in Oshogbo […]
Peter Locknan & Anor V. The State (1972) LLJR-SC
Peter Locknan & Anor V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SIR I. LEWIS, J.S.C. In case KWS/7C/1969, in the Ilorin High Court, the two accused were charged in the following terms:- “That you, Peter Locknan, and Happy Apolo, on or about the 3rd pay of August, 1968 at Okengwen in the Kwara Judicial […]
Godwin Etuk Udo Vs The State (1972) LLJR-SC
Godwin Etuk Udo Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. ELIAS, C.J.N. The accused was charged with and convicted of the murder of one Robert Akpan Ekerete contrary to Section 254(1) and punishable under Section 257(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 28, Volume 1, Laws of Western Nigeria, 1959, on June 6, 1970 […]
Baadon Kpaa Vs The State (1972) LLJR-SC
Baadon Kpaa Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO. AG.JSC The above appeal was heard on the 3rd of February, 1972, and was dismissed. As indicated then, we now give our reasons. The accused, who was the appellant before us, was charged with the murder of one Mbeaga Nafaa on 13th of March, […]
G.B. Ollivant (Nig.) Ltd Vs I.b. Agbabiaka (1972) LLJR-SC
G.B. Ollivant (Nig.) Ltd Vs I.b. Agbabiaka (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, J.S.C. The appellants were the defendants in the High Court, Lagos, in an action (Suit No. LD/568/69) instituted against them by the present respondent as plaintiff and in which the plaintiff’s amended Writ of Summons was as follows:- “The plaintiff’s claim is […]
Edet Willie Umoh V. The State (1972) LLJR-SC
Edet Willie Umoh V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, AG. J.S.C This appeal was heard on the 6th of January, 1972 and dismissed. We now give our reasons. The appellant (then accused) was charged with the murder of one UKPUHO alias NMAMA Sam Udofia (hereinafter referred to as deceased) on the […]