CHIEF ABIODUN ONIRU & ANOR VS RAIMI FAGBEMI & ANOR
August 22, 2025UDO AKPAN VS THE STATE
August 22, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1972) Legalpedia (SC) 11448
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Fri Apr 7, 1972
Suit Number: SC. 1/1972
CORAM
EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUUGBU, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
NIKI TOBI) JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
UDOMA JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
WILSON AKPAN NTAHA APPELLANTS
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The fact of the case was that Unwa Ekpu (deceased) until her death was the wife of the appellant and had six children by him. The appellant had a woman friend was in the habit of taking things from the farm belonging to Unwa Ekpu and passing them on byway of gifts to the woman friend. That was what triggered off friction between the appellant and Unwa Ekpu (deceased). The appellant was angry that Unwa Ekpu should ever raise any objection to his association with the woman friend. The appellant killed his wife with a matchet.
HELD
The court held that the confession of the accused was consistent with other ascertained facts which had been proved.
ISSUES
Whether the conviction of the appellant was right considering that he confessed to the murder and took the Police to the site himself.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE AN ACCUSED CAN BE CONVICTED ON HIS VOLUNTARY CONFESSION IN A MURDER CHARGE
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CASES CITED
R V SYKES (1913) 8 CR. APP. 233
STATUTES REFERRED TO
