HASSAN WAKILI V. THE STATE

UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Jigawa State High Court in Charge No. JDU/29C/2008 delivered by Hon Justice Ubale A. Taura on the 28th day of July 2010 wherein the Appellant was sentenced to death on a charge of culpable homicide.

The Appellant was charged with culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221 of the Penal Code and arraigned before the State High Court of Jigawa State (hereinafter called the trial Court) on a one count charge as follows:'

"That you, Hassan Wakili 'M' of Yalwa Masari village of Guri Local Government Area within Jigawa Judicial division on or about the 3rd day of July 2008 at about 3:00 hours sneaked into the house of one Jummai Sa'id 'F (now deceased) in Masari Village with along curved knife called 'Giriyo' and committed homicide by doing an act to wit: using the said long curved knife and inflicted several cuts to one Jummai Sa'id (now deceased) on several parts of …