UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 15/3/2012, at about 10pm, PW2, Emmanuel Enya, returned to his house at State Housing Estate, Ikom, and when his house maid came out to open the gate for him, she noticed that some men were following him and immediately drew his attention to that. He was subsequently attacked by the Appellant and his co-accused who were armed with locally made gun. They robbed him of the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Naira, 3 clippers, 6 cellphones and jewelries. PW 1, the head of a local vigilante group at Akparabong village, Ikom, that after he was informed, immediately mobilized his men, who encountered the Appellant and one Simeon Uchenna Oguche, the 2nd accused person having disagreement over the sharing of their loot. They recovered from the Appellant and his co-accused some amount of money, a pistol and battery shaver. He then invited the Police, who arrested the Appellant and his co-accused and took them to the station. 3 witnesses we…
OKORO
V.
THE STATE
(2025) JELR 113287 (SC)
Supreme Court 31 Jan 2025 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The appellant was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery, having, with accomplices, robbed PW2 at gunpoint and been apprehended shortly thereafter with stolen items and a weapon. - At trial, the appellant was defend
Case Details
Suit Number:SC/CR/181/2021
Judges:UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC
IBRAIIIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, JSC
CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME, JSC
OBANDE FESTUS OGBUINYA, JSC
HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWWA ABIRU, JSC
Counsel:C.O.P. Emeka, SAN, with him E.N. Obi, Esq. for the Appellant.
E. Akomaye, Esq. with the fiat of Attorney General of Cross River State.
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