Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction in High Profile Lagos Case
Nigeria's Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of a Lagos businessman who spent seven years on death row, finding that his trial was compromised by unreliable forensi...
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of a Lagos businessman who spent seven years on death row, finding that his trial was compromised by unreliable forensic evidence.
The seven-member panel ruled unanimously that the DNA evidence had been contaminated during collection and that the chain of custody for key exhibits had been broken.
The judgment is expected to prompt a review of other cases where similar forensic evidence formed the basis of conviction.
The defendant’s legal team called for a public inquiry into forensic evidence standards across the Nigerian criminal justice system.
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