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JABI
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THE STATE

(2025) JELR 113832 (SC)

Supreme Court 9 May 2025 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC/113C/2019
Judges:UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, JSC EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME, JSC JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR, JSC
Counsel:TAIYE ONIYIDE, ESQ., for the Appellant  DR. WUNMI BEWAJI for the Respondent under the Fiat of the Attorney General Of Kwara State.
Location:Abuja

IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, JSC (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUGMENT): The instant appeal is consequent upon the Judgement of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Judicial Division, delivered on May 11, 2018 in appeal No. CA/IL/C.91/2017. By the said decision, the Court below coram -M.A. Owoade, H.A. Barka and B.M, Ugo, JJCA, dismissed the Appellant's appeal and affirmed the conviction and sentence passed upon the Appellant by the trial Court. 

BACKGROUND FACTS

On April 1, 2014, the Appellant and one other person were arraigned before the trial High Court, upon a four count-charge: 

COUNT ONE

That you MUHAMMADU BELLO and MUHAMMADU LIKITA JABI on or about the 8/8/2012 at along Shigwaria, Kalama Road, Kalama LGA, Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court: conspired to rob Tanimu Inuwa and Zuwairat Abdulkarim of their Baja motorcycle and unspecified amounts of money and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 6(b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act CAP R…

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