PATRICIA A. MAHMOUD, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): The Appellant, Ibrahim Mohammadu Makau was charged and tried in the High Court of Taraba State sitting at Jalingo on an amended charge of dishonestly receiving stolen Property punishable under Section 317 of the Penal Code Law of Taraba State 1997.
The case of the Prosecution in the Court below was that on the 19th September, 2019, one Inspector Sunday Adehi and his colleagues were returning from Nasarawa State with two suspects. At the NYSC Camp along Jalingo-Wukari Road they were attacked and beaten up. The said Inspector Adehi was robbed of his burette Pistol and an Itel handset. The handset was tracked and found in Possession of the Appellant.
In Proof of his case the Prosecution called four witnesses and tendered three exhibits. In his defence the Appellant denied committing the offence. His story was that he bought the phone from one Fulani man at the cost of N15,000.00 and that he did not know the Fulani man. In support…