Olawale Ajiboye & Anor V. The State (1995)

LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report

KUTIGI, J .S.C. 

The appellants were in the Lagos High Court charged as follows:-

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE -1ST COUNT

Murder contrary to section 319(1) of the Criminal Code Cap. 31 Laws of Lagos State 1973.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

Olawale Ajiboye (m) on or about the 7th day of June, 1991 at No.5A Maria Street, Anthony Village in the Ikeja Judicial Division murdered one Ebimikifa Toby.

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE – 2ND COUNT

Stealing contrary to Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code cap. 31 Laws of Lagos State 1973.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

Olawale Ajiboye (m) and Temple City Properties Ltd on the 3rd day of June, 1991 at Ikeja in the Ikeja Judicial Division stole the sum of N3.7 million (Three Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Naira) property of McRoyal Holdings Ltd.

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE – 3RD COUNT

Stealing, contrary to section 390(9) of the Criminal Code cap. 31 Laws of Lagos State 1973.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

Olawale Ajiboye (m) and Temple City Properties Ltd. on the 3rd day of June 1991 at Ikeja in Ikeja Judicial Division stole the sum of N2 million (Two million Naira) property of McRoyal Holdings Limited)