Case Law

Where an accused person is charged under a wrong law, the trial and conviction can still stand

Egunjobi v. Federal Republic of Nigeria [2013] 3 NWLR (Pt. 1342) 534 at 579 paras. D-E, per Peter-Odili, JSC: “For emphasis, no matter how defective the section of law or even the legislation itself is, an accused cannot be heard to say that because he was charged under a wrong law, the infraction upon which […]