“In this respect, the case of Rex v. William Oledima 6 W.A.C.A. 202 is pertinent. There the West African Court of Appeal held that:-“Now to establish a charge of murder or manslaughter it must be proved not merely that the act of the accused person could have caused the death of the deceased, but that it did.”

Per JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, JSC in ONYENANKEYA V. THE STATE (1964) LCER-300(SC) (P. 4; Paras B – D) #