“These Trinitarian elements, which must be read conjunctively, require the defendant to prove that due to the deceased person's sudden act of provocation, he [defendant] killed him [the deceased person] on the spur of the moment before his [defendant's] passion could abate or vapourise, Uluebeka v State [2000] 7 NWLR (pt 665) 404; Nwede v State [1985] 3 NWLR (pt 13) 444; Yusuh State [1988] 4 NWLR (pt 86) 96; R v Afonja (supra)”

PER C. C. NWEZE, J.S.C. IN THE CASE OF ADIELE NDUBUISI V THE STATE : LER [2018] SC.488/2015