MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEIN, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant was the first defendant in Suit No. NSHC/MN/30C/2017 filed in the High Court of Niger State, holden at Minna, where he and two other persons were arraigned and charged, in an amended charge, as follows:
"That you Babuga Umaru, Ibrahim Dabo and Barau Umaru in company of the following persons now at large Goodluck alias Jaye, shamadara, Lawali, Doka, Dangi, Bareri Umaru on or about the 11th day of March 2016 at Angwan Makeri village via Sarkin pawa within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while armed with offensive weapons to wit; gun, sticks and cutlasses, robbed one Lawal Dabo of his cattle comprising 85 cows and 57 sheep. You thereby committed the offence of armed robbery punishable under Section 1 (2) (a) and (b) of the Robbery and Fire Arms (Special Provisions) Act Cap. R11. LFN 2010".
At the trial, the prosecution fielded two witnesses - PW1 (the victim of the alleged crime) and PW2 (the…