Whether the "blood relative" of a victim of culpable homicide punishable with death have the right to elect how an accused is to be punished
"...under Moslem Law the blood-relatives of a victim of culpable homicide punishable with death including his father have the right of election to seek either (a), the avenging of the murder, or (b), compensation, or (c), the waiver of (a) and (b). In Babalola John v. Zaria N. A. (1959) N.R.N.L.R 43 at page 45 Hurley, SPJ, while dealing with the father's election for death penalty for the murder of his daughter, stated Moslem Law as follows:
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