JAMES SHEHU ABIRIYI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment delivered on 9th May, 2016 in the Federal High Court, Yola Judicial Division holden at Yola wherein the Appellant and seven others were tried, convicted for conspiracy to obstruct and obstruction of officers of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) from carrying out their lawful duty contrary to Sections 14 (b) and 49 (a) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act.
The Respondent's case against the Appellant at the Federal High Court (the Court below) was that consequent upon an earlier surveillance over the Appellant's shop and other drug dealers, officers of the NDLEA undertook an operation which was aborted because while Pw1 who was in the advanced team was already in the shop of the Appellant, incognito waiting, somebody ran and told the Appellant that NDLEA officers were around. The Appellant then took a cutlass and ran out. According to Pw1 the Appellant was shouting thi…