JIMOH YESUFU V. THE STATE

A. O. OBASEKI, Ag. JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): We now give our reasons for dismissing this appeal (against his conviction for murder by Coker J.) on the 20th day of May, 1976 after hearing from learned Counsel for the Appellant and the learned Deputy Director of Public Prosecution for Ogun State appearing for the Respondent that they had nothing useful to urge on this Court in favour of the Appellant.

The Appellant was tried and convicted by Coker J., (sitting in the High Court at Ijebu Ode) for the murder of one Bale Kokoro (f) at Imosan Village contrary to section 257(i) of the Criminal Code, Cap 28, Vol. 1, Laws of Western Nigeria 1959 and sentenced to death on the 3rd of July 1975.

Appellant and the deceased belonged to Imosan Village and at the time of incident were opposite neighbours. The deceased was an elderly woman whom an Ife herbalist made the Appellant suspect as the person responsible for his reverses in his barbers business. The Appellant, who was trained as …