ORODE
V.
STATE

(2018) JELR 49529 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/S/35C/2017 · 2 Feb 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

HUSSEIN MUKHTAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Ratio Decidendi

Core Terms ^Beta

appellant

evidence

trial court

special provision

armed robbery

exhibits l

penal code

solomon d. orode

trial

reasonable doubt

sokoto judicial division

accused person

culpable homicide

evidence of pw6

act cap r11 lfn

defence of alibi

offence of armed robbery

accused persons

law of the federation of nigeria

24th day february

cause of the deceased death

confessional statement of the accused person

confessional statements

counts of conspiracy

discharge of the appellant

old market area

sokoto conspired

trial judge

wit prince efemena

alleged confessional statements

basis of the alleged confessional statements

behalf of the appellant

case submission of the 2nd accused

charge no. ss

close of the case of the prosecution

commit culpable homicide punishable

customs of various gold items

decision of the court

evaluation of the evidence

fair hearing of the appellant

firearms act

high court of sokoto

large quantity of golden jewelleries

leading judgment

penal code law

record of this appeal

said 2nd

solomon d. orod

submission of the learned counsel

MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant and his co-conspirator were charged before the High Court of Sokoto holding at Sokoto on Charge No. SS/11C/2009 on multiple counts of conspiracy, armed robbery, aiding and abetting the offence of armed robbery, and culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to Section 6(b), 1(2)(a), 6(a) of the Robbery and Firearms Act and Section 221 of the Penal Code. The Charges read as follows:

CHARGE

1. That you Solomon D. Orod and Godwin O. Bini on or about the 24th day February, 2008 at about. 2100 hours at Sokoto Conspired among yourselves-with others now at large to wit Prince Efemena, Osaz and Ehigie within Sokoto Judicial Division agreed to do an illegal act to wit, rob Gold Merchants at old Market area, Sokoto and that same act was done in Pursuance of the agreement and you thereby Committed an Offence Punishable Under Section 6 (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap R11 LFN, 2014.

2. Th…

ORODE V. STATE

ORODE
V.
STATE