PAUL
V.
COP

YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is a Criminal appeal against the decision of the FCT High Court, sitting in Abuja delivered on the 29th day of April, 2020 by HON. JUSTICE U. P. KEKEMEKE, wherein the Court below found the Appellant guilty in respect of 3 out of 4 counts named in Charge No.: CR/95/18 which are conspiracy to commit robbery; Armed Robbery and Attempted culpable homicide. The Appellant dissatisfied with the decision, filed a Notice of Appeal dated 24th June, 2020 (See pages 135 to 152 of records) setting out nine grounds of Appeal. The Record of Appeal was entered on the 30/6/2020.

Facts leading to this appeal are amenable to brief summary. I shall do so shortly, the Appellant was arraigned before the trial Court on a four count charge sheet, which are:

“COUNT ONE:

​That you Sampson Paul “M” 30 years old hotelier of Dutse Zone One FCT Abuja and one other now at large on or about 6 July, 2017 at about 0800 hrs along Dawaki road within th…