OBASOHAN VS. OMORODION
June 20, 2025UMEANO ACHIAKPA V. NDUKA
June 20, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (2001) Legalpedia (SC) 11119
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Fri Jul 13, 2001
Suit Number: SC. 177/2000
CORAM
UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI
PARTIES
EDET OKON IKO APPELLANTS
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The appellant was charged with the offence of rape of the prosecutrix.
HELD
The appellant discharged and acquitted, items constituting corroboration found at the trial court cannot amount to corroboration in this case. ?
ISSUES
Whether there is material contradiction in the evidence of PW1 and PW4 in the prosecution’s case sufficient in law to impugn the appellant’s conviction.Whether the evidences (sic) of PWl was sufficiently corroborated so as to merit the conviction of the appellant.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CASES CITED
Ogoala v State (1991) 2 NWLR (pt. 175) 509 at 525
STATUTES REFERRED TO
Contrary to Section 358 of the Criminal Code
