CRIME PROSECUTION CASES CONNECTED TO NIGERIAN CHILDREN AND WOMEN – 2

BROWNSON ETUK UDO V. THE QUEEN

Women and Justice administration – Unresolved dispute over land – Brutal murder of a woman for ‘failing’ to prevent a third party interfering with killer’s land – Whether justifies killing

C.O.P. V. IGWE

Women and Crime/Justice administration – Armed Robbery – Man and daughter robbed at gun-point at place of business with his wife in premises – Role of daughter in identifying robber – Relevant consideration towards securing conviction

DANGARI V. THE STATE

Children/Women and Security/Human Right/Justice Administration – Murder of a 12 year old with a sword – Death from loss of blood and shock – Evidence of mother and a 6 year old schoolgirl – How treated

DAVID INNEH V. IGUMA ARUEGBON

Women and Justice Administration/Human Rights – Malicious prosecution – Woman falsely accused of theft so as secure the aid of the Police towards bringing her back to her husband against her wish – Relevant considerations – Attitude of courts thereof

DAWA V. THE STATE

Women and Security – Woman whose husband was brutally murdered after she fortuitously left room to attend to grandchild – How treated

Women and Justice Administration – Spouses of persons suspected of crime of murder – Attempt to use wife’s pregnancy and birth-delivery as alibi – Effect of wife’s heroic effort at telling the truth

DIBIE V. THE STATE

Security of Household, property and family life – Women as direct and indirect victims of crime – Education – Young people in schools and crime – Armed robbery – Woman robbed at gunpoint of her valuables by students – How treated

DIEPREYE SOLOMON PETER ALAMIEYESEIGHA V. THE CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE

Children/Women and Public corruption and abuse of office by elected political leaders – Implications for governance issues affecting children and women

DIKE V. QUEEN

Women and Murder/Adultery – Murder motivated by alleged adultery between deceased and wife of accused person – How treated – Effect of adultery on marriages, friendship, wellbeing of families, criminality and justice administration

EREMENE V. THE QUEEN

Women and Adultery/Murder/Justice Administration – Married woman murdered by third party sex partner she kept with consent of her husband – Whether sexual relations with a fourth man and alleged theft of £15 by woman amounted to provocation at law – Effect of sexual preferences/family practices on criminality

ERIYAMREMU V. THE QUEEN

Children and Security/Right to life – Women and witchcraft – killed by grandmother for juju rituals – Extra-judicial killing done on the instructions of her ‘mates in witch-craft’ – Whether mental infirmity suffered by grandmother amounts to legal insanity or lack of capacity to plead – How treated

EROMA V. QUEEN

Wife-killing – Women in family business – Nursing mothers and family/workplace demands – Man who went farming with mother, wife and children (including baby) – Wife delegated by Husband to harvest-barn a mile away from the rest of family – Baby’s cry forcing husband to go fetch wife only to be found later by his daughter and mother cleaning out his matchete with dead wife nearby – Effect of accused husband’s mother’s refusal to give positively indicting evidence against her son over the killing of wife – Testimony of young daughter against her father – How treated by Court

ESSIEN V. STATE

Women and Murder – Killing of a person responding to the distress call of a woman/neighbor – Security of neighbourhoods in rural areas – Emergency situations and 1^st responders options in rural areas 

EZEKIEL ADEKUNLE V. THE STATE

Women and customary practices/healthcare/justice administration – Murder/Mob-killing of elderly sick woman who was banished from her family home on an account of protracted illness and allegation of practising witchcraft – Assault of a young woman trying to evacuate on her back her very sick and starved mother accused of witchcraft – How treated

FELICIA AKINBISADE V. STATE

Indirect Victims of Crime – Drug Trafficking husband – Plea for leniency based on poor health and loneliness of wife – Attitude of court to same during sentencing

GWANDU V. GWANDU NATIVE AUTHORITY

Women and Murder/Justice Administration – Woman killed by a heavy mortar thrown on her head – Death several hours later with blood coming out of her ears, nose and mouth – Killer’s death sentence commuted to life imprisonment due to a technical error in the trial –

HALL V. HALL

Children and Rape/Justice Administration – Child Rights – Security of children and neighbourhoods – Kidnapping, rape and murder of a 6 years old girl – How treated

I G OF POLICE V. GEORGE

Women and Justice Administration/Crime – Security of women and family life – Murder of a woman/wife for crying over the extra-judicial killing of her two brothers by a cult-group – Act perpetrated by a local society (Odozi-Obodo) dedicated to punishing alleged thieves and their relatives who cry on their behalf – Husband of woman who was threatened with death if he did not send wife on an errand where she would be killed – Attitude of courts thereto

IGBO V. THE STATE

Children and Security/Murder –An unattended 10 year old boy grievously assaulted at a Cinema after seeing a late night movie ending at 11.00pm – Mother carrying on business into the late night to support family upkeep – How treated

Children and healthcare – Seriously injured boy refused admission and intensive care at a private hospital – Death from internal injury – Implication for justice administration

IHONRE V. THE STATE

Children/Women and Murder/Justice Administration – Murder of grandmother and grand children by accused person due to a belief in witchcraft – How treated by court

Children/Women and Religion/Witchcraft – Belief in witchcraft – Where it leads to the commission of crime – Proper treatment of by court – When would give rise to valid defences – Implication for justice administration

IKECHUKWU SUNDAY V. THE STATE

Women as Victims of Crime – Armed Robbery and security of family life – Women as eye-witnesses and trial witnesses – Relevant considerations

IN RE WEARE, A SOLICITOR

Women and Security/Justice Administration – Wife-killing – Domestic violence – Gruesome death of pregnant wife from seven matchet cut wounds – How treated

IYARO V. STATE

Widow – Women and Murder – Indirect victims of violent crimes – Wife as witness in murder-trial of deceased husband – How treated

JIBRIL V. THE STATE

Young people and justice administration – Young persons facing criminal trial – Need to determine their age before conviction and sentencing – Where such determination followed an irregular proceeding which denied accused opportunity to cross-examine adverse evidence upon which determination was made – How treated by court

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