ALHAJI MUJAHID DOKUBO-ASARI VS FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
August 26, 2025CHIEF M. O. OLATUNJI VS OWENA BANK PLC & ANOR
August 26, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1972) Legalpedia (SC) 95616
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
HOLDEN AT ABUJA
Wed Feb 9, 1972
Suit Number: SC. 135/2001
CORAM
A.B. WALI
U. MOHAMMED
A.I. IGUH
A.I. KATSINA-ALU
MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT(Read the Leading Judgment)
PARTIES
JOSEPHINE ANI APPELLANTS
THE STATE RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The appellant, without any motive, murdered two children of her friend. There was no evidence of insanity
HELD
The court affirmed her conviction for murder by the lower courts.
ISSUES
Whether or not the lower court was right in affirming that the defence of insanity did not avail the appellant.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CASES CITED
Majemu v. The State (2001) 9 NWLR (Pt. 718) 349; (2001) 6 SCM, 135|R.v. Omoni 12 WACA 511. Udofia v. The State (1981) 11-12 SC 49|R.v. Ashigifuwo 12 WACA 389Ayinde v. The Queen (1963) 1 ALL NLR 399
STATUTES REFERRED TO
The Criminal Code|
