Sunday Omega V. The State (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C.  The appellant was in the High Court of the Jos judicial division of Northern Nigeria (Bate J.) convicted on three counts of robbery and brigandage contrary to sections 298 and 301 of the Penal Code. He was tried along with three others and…

Clarke Ejuren Vs Commissioner Of Police (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. The appellant was prosecuted before the Chief Magistrate at Sapele on three counts – (1) that contrary to S.56(1)(a) of the Customary Courts Law, 1957, he tried a dowry dispute; (2) that contrary to S.346 of the Criminal Code Law, with intent…

Karimu Ige V Abraham Obiwale (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, J.S.C Proceedings in this case were commenced by Abraham Ogunwale who was also referred to as Abraham Obiwale in the record of appeal, for himself and on behalf of Digbe family in the Ife Divisional Grade B Customary Court claiming declaration of title to…

Ezeani V. Ejike (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C.  This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court of Eastern Nigeria awarding damages for conversion. The appellants belong to the village of Umuori and in an action decided some years ago the people of that village obtained a declaration of title to…

Ibong Udo Okoko & Anor V. The State (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C.  The appellants were on the 26th June, 1964, at the High Court of the Calabar Judicial Division (Balonwu, J.) convicted of the murder on the 3rd December, 1962, of one John James Akpan at Ikot Ofon ikene, and they have…

Clement Iwu Anyanwu V. The State (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C.  The appellants were convicted of murdering a custom officer named Jonathan Ogbonnaya Okereke on 7th September, 1962, at the Erin Ekung creek in Oron. Briefly these were the facts found by the trial Judge: A party of about thirty men went into…

Amusa Alli Owe V J. O. Oshinbajo (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C.  This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court of Western Nigeria dismissing the case of the plaintiffs with costs. At the time of this appeal, both the original plaintiff and the original defendant had died and were substituted…

Okeke V Obadife & Ors (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C.  This is an appeal by the second defendant against the judgment of Somolu J., in the High Court of Western Nigeria awarding damages for negligence both at common law and under the Fatal Accidents Law of the Region. The case for the plaintiffs…

Sunday Okoro Vs Attorney-general, Western Nigeria (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C.  The appellant and two others were charged in the High Court of Western Nigeria with conspiracy to defraud and obtaining by false pretences. On the count for conspiracy they were all acquitted, and on the count for obtaining by false pretences the…

Umaru Sangara V The State (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N.  The appellant was convicted by Reed J. of culpable homicide punishable with death contra section 221 (a) of the Penal Code. The victim was a child barely 9 months old whom, it was alleged, appellant hit on the head with the Intention of…