UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): The Appellant with one Sunday on the 1/3/2013, conspired to commit armed robbery. While armed with a cutlass, he robbed one Saheed Ibrahim, a commercial motorcyclist of a motorcycle at lju-Itaogbolu behind Alamo Grammar School, Ita-Ogbolu, Akure, Ondo State, hit him with a cutlass, beat him and tied him to a tree. leaving him half dead. The Appellant was apprehended by the Police after making attempts to sell the motorcycle to Rotimi Ezekiel. The Appellant made extra judicial statements to the Police, wherein he confessed to the charge brought against him. The Prosecution called five witnesses while the Appellant gave evidence in his own defence and did not call any other witness. At the close of evidence from both sides, the learned Trial Judge delivered judgment on 7/4/2017, found the Appellant guilty of Conspiracy to commit armed robbery and Armed Robbery and convicted and sentenced him to death. On appeal to the lower cou…
AGBETI
V.
THE STATE
(2024) JELR 113115 (SC)
Supreme Court 26 Jan 2024 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The appellant and a co-defendant were charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery (Section 6(b), Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act) and armed robbery (Section 1(2)(a), same Act), having been accused of attacking and robbin
Case Details
Suit Number:SC/CR/1463/2022
Judges:JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC
UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC
HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSC
IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, JSC
TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC
Counsel:Hannibal Uwaifo, Esq. with Dr. Samson Osagie, Esq., B.O. Williams, Esq. and R.O. Osunde, Esq. for the Appellant.
Sir Charles Titiloye, Att. Gen. Ondo State with Lola Niyi-Adeyemi, Dir. A.G. & Public Trust, Ondo State for the Respondent.
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