ALHAJI RAJI ODUOLA & ORS VS JOHN GBADEBO COKER & ORS
July 29, 2025SENATOR ABRAHAM ADESANYA VS PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & ANOR
July 29, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1981) Legalpedia (SC) 13741
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Thu May 21, 1981
Suit Number: SC. 37/1981
CORAM
KAYODE ESO, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
ANIAGOLU JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
SIR UDO UDOMA, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
ANTHONY N. ANIAGOLU, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR
PARTIES
APPELLANTS
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The appellant and another were apprehended within hours of an armed robbery and he confessed to the commission of the crime.
HELD
The court dissmissed his appeal and affirm his conviction as recorded by the Tribunal which tried him.
ISSUES
Whether the case against him was proved
RATIONES DECIDENDI
WHEN AN ACCUSED IS FOUND GUILTY FOR AN OFFENCE OF ROBBERY AND FIREARMS, HE WOULD CONVICT IMMEDIATELY
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