TUNDE OYEBANJI AWOTOYE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is the judgment in respect of the appeal filed by the Kebbi State government against the decision of High Court of Justice Kebbi State in Case No KB/AR/HC/9C/2022 decided on 16/1/2024. The Respondent was the 4th defendant at the lower Court.
The charge against the 4th defendant read as follows:
CHARGE ONE
That you Abubakar Yelle, Surajo Muhammad, Aliyu Abubakar, Shehu Ango and Rilwanu Gorkomodo (at large) ‘M’ on or about the 10th day of January 2021 at about 2000 hours along Kochi Village via Gwandu Local Government Area within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did commit the offence of criminal conspiracy in that you agreed among yourselves to carry out an illegal act where you hired one Abubakar Zaki ‘M’, a commercial motorcycle rider and robbed him of his Bajaj valued two hundred and forty thousand Naira only, and same act was done in pursuant to your agreement you hereby committed an offence punishable under …