ASUQUO WILLIAM VS THE STATE
August 8, 2025DENNIS C.O. IWENOFU VS CHIEF FRANCIS A. IWENOFU
August 8, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1975) Legalpedia (SC) 51911
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Fri Nov 28, 1975
Suit Number: SC. 107/1975
CORAM
ATANDA FATAI-WILLIAMS , JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
MOHAMMED BELLO, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
SUNDAY EMIATOR APPELLANTS
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The appellant was convicted for the murder of one Catherine Obuh during a rampage in which the appellant was alleged to have butted the deceased in the head with the back of his rifle causing her death.
HELD
The court held that there was no element of unfairness in the way and manner the identification parade which identified the appellant as the murderer of the deceased was conducted.
ISSUES
None
RATIONES DECIDENDI
IDENTIFICATION PARADE
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CASES CITED
Rex v. Thompson Udo Essien 4 W.A.C.A. 112
STATUTES REFERRED TO
Criminal Code, Laws of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959
