MU’AMMAR TUKUR V. THE STATE

TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division in appeal no. CA/K/223c/2017 delivered on the 14th day of February, 2019 wherein the lower Court dismissed the Appellants appeal and affirmed the decision of the trial Court, the Katsina State High Court in charge No. KTH/FT/12C/13. In the said judgment, Appellant was tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Being severely miffed by the judgment of the trial Court, the Appellant appealed to the lower Court, the Court of Appeal Kaduna Division. Appellant’s appeal was unsuccessful at the lower Court, he further appealed to this Court via Notice of appeal filed on the 7th day of March, 2019 premised on seven grounds of appeal. This is therefore the Appellant’s appeal.

Before I resume the sequence in setting out the layout of this appeal, it is imperative to briefly state the facts grounding this appeal. In brief, the Appellant was arraigned before the …