JOSEPH ADU V. LAMINA LASISI
August 28, 2025LAGOS CITY COUNCIL V. EMMANUEL AYODEJI AJAYI
August 28, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1970) Legalpedia (SC) 87243
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
HOLDEN AT LAGOS
Thu Sep 24, 1970
Suit Number: SC 139/1970
CORAM
ADEMOLA
MAIIMUDE MOHAMMED, JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
SOWEMIMO
PARTIES
ADUDU YALWA & ORS APPELLANTS
THE STATE RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The three appellants were on the 8th day of May, 1970 in the High Court of Kano State convicted of culpable homicide punishable with death contra section 221 of the Penal Code, and sentenced to death.
HELD
The Court allowed the appeal by substituting a verdict of homicide not punishable with death after considering the facts of the case.
ISSUES
Whether the appellants formed a common intention to kill the deceased
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CASES CITED
STATUTES REFERRED TO
The Penal Code|
