Applicability of Conviction for a Lesser Offence Where Prosecution Only Establishes Attempt

The Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered a judgment in the case of Musa Mohammed v. The State (SC/CR/961/2016) on December 12, 2025. The appeal arose from a Court of Appeal decision that upheld the appellant's conviction and life imprisonment by the High Court of Zamfara State. The lead judgment was delivered by Honourable Ibrahim Mohammed Musa Saulawa, JSC. The case concerns the applicability of conviction for a lesser offence where the prosecution only establishes attempt.

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