BOLOUKUROMO MOSES UGO, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the High Court of Delta State of 08/12/2015 in Case No EHC/6C/2011, in which the appellant was convicted and sentenced to death for the offences of Conspiracy to commit armed robbery and committing Armed Robbery itself contrary to Sections 1(2) (a) and 6(b) of the Robbery and Firearms Special Provisions Act Cap R.11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
Appellant was actually arraigned on ten Counts. The first count charged him with conspiring with others at large to commit armed robbery while the other nine Counts alleged that he along with those others at large robbed different persons named in the charges while armed with a gun. All the robberies were said to have taken place at about 2.00 am on 24/03/2010 at the complainants common residence of No 3 Oshebo Street, Alegbor, Effurun in Delta State. The appellant was the secretary of the local vigilante commonly referred to as Civi…