Njoku V. State (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. The appellant herein was the defendant among twelve others, in an offence of murder of one Christopher Nwankegu (deceased) charged before the High Court of Ebonyi State. The appellant was charged by one count information dated the June 4th, 2010, for beating…

Okere V. Igp (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, J.S.C. On Sunday 3/12/2006 at about 7:00pm the Appellant with 4 other accused persons jointly tried and others at large attacked with matchet and a gun, the deceased, Elijah Okeeke Andrew, a pastor of the Apostolic Church, in his residence at Baa…

Sama’ila V. State (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.S.C. On 22/10/2009, at Hadejia Town, Hadejia Local Government Area, Jigawa State, a little girl was rescued from drowning in a river, and she was handed over to the Appellant, who said he was her father. On the same day, one Tanimu Mohammed…

State V. Yanga (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, J.S.C.  By a Charge dated 8/4/2014, the Respondent was charged on 14 count charges bordering on stealing and obtaining by false pretence. See pages 3-7 of the record. That the Respondent had under false pretence contrary to Section 419 and stealing contrary…

Wowem V. State (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. The Appellant was arraigned before the High Court of Rivers State, Port Harcourt Judicial Division on 5th April, 2011 for the offence of murder contrary to Section 319(1) of the Criminal Code of Rivers State. He pleaded “not guilty” and the Respondent…

Access Bank V. Onwuliri (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C.  By a Writ of Summons filed on 28/7/2003, the Respondent herein, as plaintiff, sought the following reliefs against the appellant, as defendant: (a) Reinstating the plaintiff as a staff of the defendant or accepting the plaintiff’s resignation from the date…

Ajibode & Ors V. Gbadamosi & Ors (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, J.S.C. The Plaintiffs [now Respondents] commenced Suit NO. HCT/72/1995 in the High Court of Ogun State of Nigeria, in the Otta Judicial Division on 24th April, 1995. Endorsed on the writ of summons are the plaintiffs’ (Respondents’) claims against…

Itok V. Udoyo (2020) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C.  The dispute in this appeal began at the District Court, Eket, Akwa Ibom State in 1973. The appellant and two others for themselves and on behalf of the Nung Itok family of Iko Ekwa sued the defendants for themselves and as…

Mohammed V. State (2020) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Ilorin Division of the Court of Appeal, delivered on 19th December, 2014 in which the death sentence on the Appellant by an Ilorin High Court was affirmed. The facts are these: On 28th December,…

Olayode V. State (2020) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. The appellant was arraigned and convicted along with one Fahd Kamaldeen and two others, then at large, for conspiracy and the series of armed robberies they carried out between 2010 and 2011 in Ilorin metropolis on a thirteen count information. On account…