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IN THE HIGH Ct 1URT OF ANAMBRA STATE OF NIGERIA
IN THE HlGH C JURT OF ONITSHA JUDICIAL DfVISION
HOLDEN AT ONITSI-IA
BEFORE HIS LORD :;f IP THE HON . JUSTICE lJEM ONWUAMAEQBU
ON WEDNl :~ DAY THE z9n1DAY OF MARCH , 2017
CHARGE NO :HID/35C/2013
THE STATE
v.
l EOMA CHUKWUBUIKEM
JUQGMENT
Defendant is charge ,j with mu1~der contrary to Section 274 of the
Crim inal Code, Cap . : ; Volume II Revised Laws of Anambra State of
Nigeria 1991. The r 1rticulars of the offence are that Defendant,
ljeoma Chukwubuiki 11 011 th e 17L11 day of March 2013 , at Ogidi
Aniukwu in Idemil JudiciJI Divi sion murdered Philip Meka .
Defendant was origir 1lly charged along with one Nweke Meka who
is her brother of full l lood but he was reported dead in the course of
thes e proceedings on the 15 th of June 2016 and his name was struck
out.
Defendant pleaded nc c guilty to the charge and in proof of their case,
Pros ecution called th1 ee witnesses while Defendant only testified on
her own behalf and cz ,le:d no other witness .
Prosecution 's case is 1 hat the deceased Philip Meka was a brother of
full blood of both th · Defendant and the deceased 1s t Defendant,
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