ALIBI

This is a defence put up by the accused. The defence of alibi simply means “I was not there at the time the offence was allegedly committed, I was somewhere else”. But this defence must be raised timeously or at the earliest possible opportunity for it to be effective.

For the defence to stand, the accused or his counsel must not just allege that the accused was not at the scene of crime, but he must show that because he was at the other place, it was impossible for him to have been at the scene of the crime, at the material time when the crime was alleged to have been committed. The accused can also call witness(es) to support the alibi claim and give particulars of the where about of the deceased – Yanor & Anor. V. The State (1965) 1 ANLR 193.

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