IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 1988 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, J.S.C. (Presided) MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, J.S.C. CHUKWUDIFU AKUNNE OPUTA, J.S.C. ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, J.S.C (Read the lead judgment) EBENEZER BABASANYA CRAIG, J.S.C. BETWEEN: 1. COMMISSION OMORHIRHI APPELLANTS 2. ODUDU EHWIEITWIE 3. OKPINRHO ESALUBI 4. VWERRHIKPE ESESEANOVWE 5. BANE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1988 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, J.S.C. (Presided) MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, J.S.C. CHUKWUDIFU AKUNNE OPUTA, J.S.C. (Read the lead judgment) ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, J.S.C EBENEZER BABASANYA CRAIG, J.S.C. SAMUEL OJEGELE APPELLANT V. THE STATE RESPONDENT SC. 226/1986 EVIDENCE – Circumstantial – Effect on proof

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1987 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS KAYODE ESO, J.S.C. (Presided) MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, J.S.C. SAIDU KAWU, J.S.C. (Delivered the lead Judgment) ABDUL GANIYU OLATUNJI AGBAJE, J.S.C. EBENEZER BABASANYA CRAIG, J.S.C. SULE OLADEJO ASARIYU V. THE STATE SC.236/1986 EVIDENCE – Withholding of evidence – Section 148(d), Evidence

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 1987 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS BELLO, C.J.N. OBASEKI, J.S C. ESO, J.S.C NNAMANI, J.S C UWAIS, J. S.C KAZEEM. J S C OPUTA, J S.C EMMANUEL M.O. CHUKWUGOR APPELLANT V RICHARD OBIGIGBO OBUORA RESPONDENT SUIT NO. SC 149/1985 EVIDENCE – Inspection forms part of proceedings

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 1987 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ESO, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. KAZEEM, J.S.C. KAWU, J.S.C. OPUTA, J.S.C. ABEKE ONAFOWOKAN APPELLANT V. THE STATE RESPONDENT SUIT NO. SC 78/1986 EVIDENCE – Effect of declaring evidence of witness unreliable – Number of witnesses required to prove a case not

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 1987 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS OBASEKI, J.S.C. NNAMANI, J.S.C. UWAIS, J.S.C. KAZEEM, J.S.C. KAWU, J.S.C. SAKA OLADEJO APPELLANT V. THE STATE RESPONDENT SUIT NO. SC 79/1987 EVIDENCE – Circumstantial evidence – To ground conviction must be unequivocal, positive and must point irresistibly to accused as

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1986 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS BELLO, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C. UWAIS, J.S.C. COKER, J.S.C KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C ERIC UYO APPELLANT V. A-G. BENDEL STATE RESPONDENT SUIT NO. SC 68/1985 EVIDENCE – Murder – Cause of death – Whether sufficiently proved in absence of medical evidence, whether attributable

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THE 16TH DAY OF MAY 1986 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS KAYODE ESO, J.S.C. (Presided) MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, J.S.C. DAHUNSI OLUGBEMI COKER, J.S.C. ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. CHUKWUDIFU AKUNNE OPUTA, J.S.C. (Read the lead Judgment) UDO AKPAN APPELLANT V. THE STATE RESPONDENT SC. 132/1985 EVIDENCE – Confessions – Conviction based thereon

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THE 9TH DAY OF MAY, 1986 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS OBASEKI, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. NNAMANI, J.S.C. KAZEEM, J.S.C. KAWU, J.S.C. BETWEEN: KASALI A. RAIMI APPELLANT AND ALHAJI AKINTOYE RESPONDENT SUIT NO. SC 226/1984 EVIDENCE – Unpleaded hire-purchase agreement admitted without objection by plaintiff – Plaintiff precluded from objecting on appeal

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1986 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. (Presided) AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, J.S.C. MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, J.S.C. SAIDU KAWU, J.S.C. CHUKWUDIFU AKUNNE OPUTA, J.S.C. (Read the lead Judgment) BETWEEN: 1. GEORGE ONOBRUCHERE APPELANTS 2. OGHRE OBUKOWHO (For themselves and on behalf of OMOVWODO Family of