OKPUTU OBIODE & ORS V UKPE OREWERE & ORS
July 26, 2025OLUFUNMILAYO BANKOLE V THE STATE
July 26, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1982) Legalpedia (SC) 87111
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Thu Feb 25, 1982
Suit Number: SC. 45/1980
CORAM
UDOMA, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
SOWEMIMO, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
OBASEKI , JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
ESO, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
ANIAGOLU, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
NNAMANI, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
UWAIS JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
DICKSON AIGHOBAHI APPELLANTS
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The Appellant murdered his mother in grotesque circumstances. He threw her to the ground and marched on her head savagely, and for several times, to the extent that the tooth of the woman, which he smashed in the process, pierced the sole of his foot causing him bleeding.
HELD
APPEAL DISMISSED
ISSUES
Nil
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE DEFENCE OF PROVOCATION AND INSANITY CANNOT AVAILED A PERSON CHARGED FOR MURDER
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CASES CITED
Nil
STATUTES REFERRED TO
Nil
