ENESI LUKMAN ABDULLAHI V. THE STATE

KATSINA-ALU JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court ofAppeal, Abuja Division delivered on 16 January 2007. The appellant and five others were the accused persons at the trial court. They were charged before Okene High Court on a two- count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery as follows: “That you, MondayLawal,Abu Osah, EnesiLukman Abdullahi, Abdulazeez Hassan, Hassan Suberu, and Mohammed Ismaila on or about 9 and 11 August 2001, at Paul Nzeni and Benneth Onwugbufor’s residence, Iruvuchaba, Okene in Okene Local Government Area within the Kogi State Judicial Division agreed to an illicit Act, to wit, you agreed to commit armed robbery at the premises of Paul Nzeni and Benneth Onwugbufor’s residence, Iruvucheba, Okene and that same act was done in pursuance of the agreement and that you thereby committed the offence of criminal conspiracy punishable under section 97(1) of the Penal Code. That you, Monday Lawal, Abu Isah, Enesi Lukman A…