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ADELEKE & ANOR.
V.
THE STATE

(2011) JELR 48383 (CA)

Court of Appeal 31 Mar 2011 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/I/65/07
Judges:STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA JCA SIDI DAUDA BAGE JCA JOSEPH SHAGBAOR IKYEGH JCA
Counsel:O. Agbebi Esq. with him Miss O. Oyegun For the Appellant; A. Osibanjo, Hon. Attorney-General of Ogun State with him J.K. Omotosho ADPP Ogun State, J. A. O. Lawal (Mrs.) PSC,O. O. Adeniyi SC, R. T. Shokanmi SC, D.A. Johnmark SC For the Respondent.

STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In the High Court of Justice Abeokuta Ogun State of Nigeria the present Appellants as 1st and 2nd Accused were arraigned, tried, convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment on a two count charge of Conspiracy to commit Armed Robbery and Robbery. The Charge for which they pleaded not guilty was as follows -

COUNT I - That you Taofeek Adeleke (M), Mumuni Olaoye (M) and others now at large on or about the 15th day of March 2002 at Onigari area of the lbadan/Lagos Expressway in the Abeokuta Judicial Division conspired together to commit a felony to wit: Armed Robbery contrary to section 5(b) and punishable under section 1(2)(a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act (Cap 398) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 as amended by the Tribunals (Certain Consequential Amendments etc.) Act 1999.

COUNT II - That you Taofeek Adeleke (M), Mumuni Olaoye (M) and others now at large on or about the 15th day of March …

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