PETER DURUGO VS THE STATE
July 10, 2025YAWALE SHARFAL VS THE STATE
July 10, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1992-09) Legalpedia 25034 (SC)
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Holden At Abuja
Fri Sep 25, 1992
Suit Number: SC 58/1991
CORAM
A.G. KARIBI-WHYTE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
KAWU JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
WALI, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
KUTIGI JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
MOHAMMED JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
PETER DURUGO
APPELLANTS
THE STATE
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK LTD. CALABER VS JOSEPH AGBANYM 1960 FSC 267/1959 [1960] NSCC 12
The Appellant was charged with the offence of Robbery with firearms and was convicted in the trial court.
HELD
The Supreme Court confirmed the conviction and stated that the truth and voluntariness of Exhibit “M” (the appellant’s confessional statement) was proved and accepted by the learned trial judge and the court of Appeal also accepted it.
ISSUES
Whether the Court of Appeal was right to have confirmed the appellant’s conviction on Exhibit “M”
RATIONES DECIDENDI
NATURE OF THE CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE
“The nature of the corroborative evidence required does not need to be direct evidence that accused person committed the offence, It Is sufficient even if only it is circumstantial, connecting or tending to connect him with Its commission.” Per WALI, JSC
CASES CITED
Okhuegbe v. State (1971)1 UILR. 55
James Obi Achiba v. The state (1976) 12 sc. 63
STATUTES REFERRED TO
The Criminal Code
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