Conviction for defilement

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• ADENEKAN V. STATE OF LAGOS (2020)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  27 July 2020

  Summary of Adenekan v. State of Lagos, addressing legal principles in defilement cases and the evidentiary standards set by the Court of Appeal.

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