ITA G. MBABA, JCA (Delivered the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Kaduna State High Court in Suit KDH/KAD/19C/2011, delivered by Kurada J; on 22/5/2012, wherein the learned trial judge convicted the Appellant for offence of armed robbery and sentenced him to death by hanging, pursuant to section 1(2) (a) and (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Acts, Cap R11 LFN, 2004.
On the 3rd day of August, 2011, the Appellant (as accused person in the court below) was arraigned on a one-count charge of Armed Robbery. The amended charged, as framed by the Respondent against the Appellant, was;
"That you Usman Salahudeen (with Eric and Morphy now at large) on or about the 1st day of April 2010 at about 22.30hrs while armed with gun, attacked and robbed one Paulina Diagi (Mrs) at No. 4 Chukun Close Tirkania, Kaduna of the following items;
(1) Seven Hundred thousand Naira (N700,000.00) and;
(2) Two Nokia handsets and thereby committed on offence punish…