OJO
V.
THE STATE

(2012) JELR 49333 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/EK/36C/2011 · 5 Dec 2012 · Nigeria

CORAM

JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria EJEMBI EKO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MODUPE FASANMI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

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record of appeal

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charge read

ekiti state high court

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former student of ondo state polytechnic

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general of police

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leading judgment

lower court

ministry of justice ekiti state

minutes of the proceedings

ondo state

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registrar of the trial court

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respective counsel

said cutlass

see gbadamosi v.

such person

time of the alleged robbery

trial of the accused persons

whole trial

EJEMBI EKO, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellant, a former student of Ondo State Polytechnic (now Rufus Giwa Polytechnic), Owo in Ondo State was charged and tried for the offence of armed robbery punishable under Section 1(2) of the Robbery and Firearms (special Provisions) Act Cap. 398 LFN 1990, as amended. He was alleged to have, at Ogotun, robbed one Yemi Omolade (F) in the night of 12th July, 2003 of the sum of N22,000.00 and a bag containing clothes, baby shoe and some drugs all valued at N8, 400.00. At the time of the alleged robbery the Appellant was said to have been armed with a cutlass and to have infact inflicted cuts on the hand of the complainant, Yemi Omolade, who testified as PW1, with the said cutlass. The PW1 testified that the Appellant was initially masked and that when the mask fell off his face she was able to recognize him. The Appellant and the PW1, at the material time, were both members of one Church, that is: the Redeemed Christian Church of…

OJO V. THE STATE

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V.
THE STATE