ADAMU JAURO, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The instant appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division which affirmed the judgment of the High Court of Justice, Ogun State, which had earlier convicted the Appellant on four counts charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery, then sentenced him to death by hanging.
BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE
The Appellant as 3rd accused person was charged before the trial court and convicted for the offences of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery. The victims - PW1 and PW4 who were sisters as well as their friend now deceased - were robbed by three men at about 12:30 am on 19th November, 2013. Their assailants wielded cutlasses and asked for the money PW1 and PW4's mother brought from Ile-Ife, but they replied that their mother was yet to return. The deceased victim was attacked with a cutlass. It was the testimony of PW4 that upon entering her room, the 2nd accused person went straight for …