CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – DEFENCE/PLEA OF ALIBI – Meaning of alibi

Uncategorised

“Alibi, as is now firmly established means “somewhere else.” That is to say that the person accused of committing a particular crime was somewhere else when the crime was committed. See OZAKI VS THE STATE (1990) 1 NWLR (PT.124) 92; GACHI VS THE STATE (1965) NWLR 333; SHEHU VS THE STATE (2010) LPELR-3041 (SC) ADIO VS THE STATE (1986) 3 NWLR 714; ADEDEJI VS THE STATE (1971) 1 All NLR 75. OKOSI VS THE STATE (1989) CLRN 29 at 48; OLATINWO VS THE STATE (2013) 8 NWLR (PT. 355) 126.” Per SAMUEL CHUKWUDUMEBI OSEJI, JSC in UTTO v. STATE (2021-LCER-40501-SC) (Pp 18 – 18; Paras D – F)

Add to LawKit (0)
Close