Penal code sections 221 and 224

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  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  11 January 2019

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• SHEIDU V. STATE (2014)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  6 June 2014

  Summary of the Supreme Court judgment on Adamu Sheidu's culpable homicide case, addressing legal arguments on provocation and self-defence.

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