CORAM
E.O. OGWUEGBU
MAIIMUDE MOHAMMED, JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
SOWEMIMO
PARTIES
OTIGIDI ORIGBO
THE STATE RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The fact of the case was that, the accused who was a farmer was mainly concerned in the cultivation of yam. The deceased, Ogara Okoko, was a “native” doctor reputed for making medicine for farmers, which was alleged to have the effect of producing large yields of yams annually. The accused complained that, as a result of this medicine which he drank he felt certain heat sensations all over his body. Then he killed the deceased.
HELD
APPEAL DIMISSED.
ISSUES
None.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CASES CITED
None.
STATUTES REFERRED TO
None.|