AHMAD OLAREWAJU BELGORE, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Ekiti State holding at Omuo-Ekiti Judicial division in Suit No. HOM/1C/2013, delivered by his Lordship Hon. Justice A. Adesodun on the 21st day of June, 2016.
The two accused persons were arraigned before the High Court at Omuo-Ekiti Judicial division on the 10th day of June, 2014 upon information containing two Courts.
The Statement of offence and particulars of offence contained in the information were:
Count 1: STATEMENT OF OFFENCE
MURDER Contrary to Section 316 (91) and Punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code Law of Ekiti State, 2012.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
ADEYEMO SEGUN, BABANIWURA GBOYE FESTUS, and others all large, on or about the 13th day of September, 2011 at Iluomoba-Ekiti in Omuo Judicial Division murdered one Yeti Abubakar.
COUNT 2: STATEMENT OF OFFENCE
MURDER, contrary to Section 31(1) and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code Law of Ekiti…