OLABODE ABIMBOLA ADEGBEHINGBE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Judgment):
The Charge and The Judgment
Before the High Court of Lagos State (lower Court), sitting at Ikeja, the 1st Respondent filed an Information, on 18/03/2020, which was numbered ID/12143C/2020. There were seven (7) Defendants listed therein. The 2nd Respondent herein was the 1st Defendant. The 3rd Respondent herein was the 2nd Defendant. The Appellant herein was the 3rd Defendant. The 4th- 7th Respondents herein were the 4th-7th Defendants, respectively. They were arraigned before the lower Court, based on nine (9) counts of offences. The 1st count was in respect of the offence of conspiracy to commit a felony, revealed as stealing the sum of N206,502,490.02, contrary to Section 411 and punishable under Section 287(5) & (9) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. The 2nd - 9th counts concerned stealing of various sums of money named as N5,803,936.56; N8,705,904.84; N6,345,685.83; N17,411,809.68; N64,488,184.00; N5,527,55…