the mental state of the defendant during the said period between
2014 to 2020 when he was said to have committed the alledged
offence.
Be that as it may, this court is of the view that the defendant could
not prove to this court that he was insane at the time he committed
the alledged offence and therefore the defence of insanity he raised
could not be proved by him and the onus is on him to prove sam e.
the medical report obtained at Federal Neuro Psychiatric hospital
Kware in the year 2021 when it was revealed that the defendant
was taken to Kware in the years 2014 could not be relied upon by
this court to prove that he was insane in the year 2020 when he
was alledged to have committed the offence with which he was
charged before this court.
In the final analysis this Hon. Court having already made a
finding that the prosecution has proved all the ingredients of the
offence of rape contrary to section 260 of the penal code against the
defendant, the defendant is hereby convicted as charged.
S. Ovia – We are very much grateful for a well considered judgment.
We plead with the court to take into consideration the fact that the
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