OLUSEGUN OGUNWALE V. THE STATE
(2013) JELR 36047 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/L/771/2010
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1 Mar 2013
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Nigeria
Coram
AMINA ADAMU AUGIE JCA;
CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE JCA;
CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA JCA;
Appearances
E. A. Oyebanji, Esq. with P. C. Anah, Esq.K. B. Daminabo (Mrs.) and M. A. Olarenwaju For Appellant
Mrs. O. A. Akin-Adesomoju For Respondent
Judgement
<p>HON. JUSTICE AMINA ADAMU AUGIE (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Lagos State High Court to overrule a no-case submission made on behalf of the Appellant, who was arraigned with three of his co-workers, and charged with the offence of attempted murder. The case against the Appellant, who is the 2nd Accused, and his co-workers - Fatai Yisa, Faith Ajufo and Towesho Olubukola, is that they attempted to murder a disgruntled customer, who came to complain about some products he bought from them, at a V-Mobile outlet on Ogunlana Drive, Surulere, Lagos. </p><p> The Prosecution called four witnesses, including the alleged victim Emmanuel Orjika as PW1, and he testified that when he realized the products he bought on 22/12/04 were not working, he ran back to complain and was told to return the next day. On 23/12/04, he was taken to their Head Office at Victoria Island. When he got back to the said outlet at Ogunlana Drive, he met a lot of people queuing t…</p>