AJIBADE
V.
STATE
ALAGOA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): In the High Court ofJustice, Abeokuta, Ogun State of Nigeria, the appellant as 1st accused was charged in charge No. AB/8R/2001 along with three others with the following offences:
Count 1: That you, Segun Ajibade, Ogbonna Ogbojionu, Kolawole Oladeji and Sunday Oloyede on or about 23 October 2000, at Elf filling station at Km. 9 along Abeokuta/Lagos Road, in the Abeokuta Judicial Division, conspired together to commit a felony, to wit armed robbery and thereby committed an offence 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 Tribunal (Certain Consequential Amendments, etc.) Decree A 1999.
Count II:
That you, Segun Ajibade, Ogbonna Ogbojionu, Kolawole Oladeji and Sunday Oloyede on or about 23 October 2000, at Elf filling station along Abeokuta/Lagos Road, in the Abeokuta
Judicial Division, while armed with…