prosecution
witnesses
testified
categorically
an
emphatically to seeing the defendant commit the
offence alleged against him.
She contended that PW1 and PW2 who alleged to
have seen the deceased on the night of the incident,
gave inconsistent and contradictory testimonies as to
the alleged location of the deceased after the incident
and is fundamental to the case of the prosecution.
- Gabriel V. State (1989) 5 NWLR pt 122 p
457.
- Ukatu V. FRN (2021) 10 NWLR pt 1785 p
519.
She further submitted that doubt has been casted on
the coherence and credibility of the evidence of PW1
and PW2 and urge the court not to give credence and
reliance on their evidence.
- Opera V. State (2006) 9 NWLR pt 986 p
508.
- Aikhdueki V. State (2014) 15 NWLR pt
1431 p 530.
Defence counsel further submitted that although the
incident was said to have happened on the 31/3/2020
and the deceased died on the 2/4/2020 at UDUTH,
there is no medical report as to the cause of death of
the alleged deceased. She concluded on this point by
submitting that what may have actually caused the
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