An Examination of Self-defence and Its Implications under the Nigerian Criminal Law
The court in the case of Okorodudu v The State, held that when a plea of self-defence is successfully raised and accepted by the court, the verdict is an acquittal of the charge of manslaughter or murder. The implication of Self-defence is different from that of the defence of provocation. Where the defence of provocation is successful proven, a charge of murder can be mitigated to manslaughter, or from culpable homicide punishable with death to culpable homicide not punishable with death. However, the implication of the defence of self-defence is a total acquittal.
