CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant herein, and five other persons, three of whom were reportedly at large, were charged with the offences of Conspiracy, Abduction and Rape, punishable under Sections 97 (1); 273 and 283 of the Penal Code, respectively.
Sequel to the not-guilty plea of the appellant, the matter went to trial. The respondent's case was anchored on the testimonies of five witnesses, including the prosecutrix, Hindatu Sani, who testified as the PW5. The appellant's attempt to scuttle his trial, through his no case Submission, having failed, he put up his defence. He was DW4.
Dissatisfied with the judgement of the lower Court, which affirmed the trial Court's conviction of, and sentence on him, he has approached this Court entreating it to determine the narrow question "whether the testimony of PW5 is sufficiently corroborated by the testimony of other witnesses?" The respondent adopted the said lone issue. Hence, the lone issue for th…