AHMADU FALKE vs BILLIRI LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL & ORS
April 24, 2025CHITRA KNITTING AND WEAVING MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED v. G. O. AKINGBADE
April 24, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (2016) Legalpedia (SC) 13118
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Fri May 20, 2016
Suit Number: SC.331/2012
CORAM
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
NIKI TOBI) JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
NIKI TOBI) JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
NIKI TOBI) JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
SULEIMAN GALADIMA
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA
NIKI TOBI) JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
TUNDE ASIMI APPELLANTS
THE STATE
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The accused persons Okey Omonoseh and Tunde Asimi were arraigned before the High Court in the Kogi State Judicial Division on eight (8) count charge for offences of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery contrary to section 97(1) and Section 298© of the Penal Code. The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Appellant who had earlier made confessional statement to the police retracted same at trial; hence a trial within trial was conducted at the end of which the Appellant’s statement was admitted as Exhibit 4. At the conclusion of trial, the accused persons were convicted on different counts. The Appellant who was the 2nd accused person at the trial court filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal which affirmed the judgement of the trial court and consequently dismissed the appeal. The Appellant has further lodged the instant appeal before this court.
HELD
Appeal Dismissed
ISSUES
1.Whether the Court of Appeal was right in relying on Exhibit “4” to conclude that the conviction of the Appellant on the facts and circumstances of the case by the trial Court is right?
2. Whether the lower Court was right in affirming the conviction of the Appellant by the trial Court even though there was no credible evidence to sustain it?
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CASES CITED
STATUTES REFERRED TO
1. Evidence Act 2011 as amended
2. Evidence Act, 2004 LFN
3. Penal Code Law of Kogi State
