<p>ALI ABUBAKAR B. GUMEL, J.C.A.: This is an appeal against the judgment of the Ondo State High Court, Akure Division delivered in criminal charge No. A/C/1C/2003 on 4th May, 2006. By an information filed on 31/12/2002 on behalf of the Attorney General of Ondo State, the Appellant was charged along with 4 others on a one count charge of murder contrary to S.316(1) and punishable under S.319 of the Criminal Code Law Cap. 30, Volume II Laws of Ondo State, 1978,</p><p> The particulars of the offence read thus:-</p><p> Sunday Eweje (M), Asidatu Eweje (F), Olusegun Owolabi (M), Obara Busuyi (M), Isiaka Ajagbe (M) on or about the 3rd of February, 2001 at Igbara-Oke in the Akure Judicial Division Murdered one Sarafatu Olaniyan by cutting her throat with cutlass for &quot;ritual&quot;.</p><p> To prove the charge against the Accused persons 6 witnesses testified for the prosecution. At end of the evidence led and adduced on behalf of the prosecution, learned counsel to the accused persons Mr. …</p>