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ADAMU
V.
THE STATE

(2025) JELR 113787 (SC)

Supreme Court 11 Apr 2025 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC/CR/625/2020
Judges:UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI JSC IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA JSC EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM JSC CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME JSC STEPHEN JONAH ADAH JSC
Counsel:H. C. Ezeude, with him S. E. Avre, Esq. for the Appellant; Abdullahi Shuaibu Gayam, Esq. for the Respondent.

CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-lHEME, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment):

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 This appeal arose from the decision of the Court of Appeal, Makurdi Judicial Division, Coram: Hon. Justice lgnatius lgwe Agube, JCA, Hon. Justice Onyekachi AJa Otisi, JCA and Hon. Justice Joseph Eyo Ekanem, JCA. The Judgment was delivered on the 20th day of March, 2020 wherein the Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction and sentence of the Appellant and two (Co-Accused persons to 21 years' imprisonment each for the offences of Conspiracy and Armed Robbery contrary to and punishable under sections 6(b) of the Robbery and Firearms Special Provision Act, 2004.

1.2. Dissatisfied with this decision of the Court of Appeal, the Appellant filed this appeal vide a Notice of Appeal dated and filed on 24th day of April, 2020.

2.0 STATEMENT OF FACT/ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE

2.1 The Appellant alongside two other persons were arrested on or about the 30th day of January, 2012 in Lafia, Nasarawa State for the alleged offenc…

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