ABDULLAHI
V.
FRN

(2018) JELR 38969 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/K/256/C/2017 · 18 May 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OBIETONBARA O. DANIEL-KALIO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OLUDOTUN ADEBOLA ADEFOPE-OKOJIE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

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appellant

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offence

kaduna state

confessional statement of the appellant

exhibit g

firearms act

j.s.c

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reasonable doubt

cap f28 laws of the federation of nigeria

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jurisdiction of this honourable court

local government area of plateau state

accused person

brief of argument

possession of firearms

administrative convenience

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count charges

expert opinion

kano judicial division

oloruntoba-oju v. abdul-raheem

security reasons

trial judge

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charge sheet

confessional statements of the appellant

evidence act

ibori v. frn

ingredients of the offence

kano division of the trial court

leading judgment

learned counsel

legal officer

litany of the arms

notice of appeal

nsl v. lagos state

obietonbara o. daniel

offence of illegal possession of firearms

oludotun adebola adefope-okojie

operative of the directorate of state security services

per muhammad

respondent witnesses

rules of this court

said conviction

territorial jurisdiction of the appellant

uwani musa abba aji

world of distinction

yakubu v. y.e.d.c ltd

UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of Honourable Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court Sitting in Kano, Kano Judicial Division, in Charge No. FHC/KN/CR/84/2016, delivered on 8/7/2016, wherein the Appellant was convicted and sentenced variously on the 4 count charges against him to run concurrently for possession of firearms contrary to Section 27 of the Firearms Act, LFN, 2004.

The charges against the Appellant contained at pages 3-4 of the records in the Charge Sheet dated 8/4/2016 read as follows:

COUNT ONE:

That you Dahiru Abdullahi of Rugan Alhaji Jalo Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on the 9th May 2015 was found in possession of three (3) makorov pistols which you imported into Nigeria from Niger Republic, at Panpeguwa in Kaduna State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, which is an offence contrary to Section 3 and punishable under Section 27 of Firearms Act, Cap F28 Laws of …

ABDULLAHI V. FRN

ABDULLAHI
V.
FRN