Abstract
VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , Seite 317 - 328
Highlights
In an earlier article on provocation and the criminal law of Nigeria! I examined the provisions of Sections 3 1 8, 283, 284 and 252 of the Criminal Code of Nigeria[2] and came to the conclusion that the provocation law of Nigeria is greatly different from English law on the subject
In that article I attempted to explain the provocation rules as contained in our Criminal Code; I endeavoured to point out the extent to which Nigerian law differs from English law on this subject
35 many ca ses have come before the Nigerian courts involving husbands of customary law marriages who killed either one of their many wives or the single wife they may have due to provocation
Summary
In an earlier article on provocation and the criminal law of Nigeria! I examined the provisions of Sections 3 1 8, 283, 284 and 252 of the Criminal Code of Nigeria[2] and came to the conclusion that the provocation law of Nigeria is greatly different from English law on the subject. In Galikuwa , lO the East African Court of Appeal said that in applying the defence of provocation in the witchcraft cases, the act causing death must be done in anger and that fear of immediate death is not enough .
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