Provocation under criminal code section 283

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• OWHORUKE V. C. O. P. (2015)→

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  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  26 June 2015

  A detailed case summary of Owhoruke v. C. O. P. from the Supreme Court of Nigeria, addressing the issues of self-defense and provocation in a murder conviction.

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