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ADAMU CLETUS & IDOWU SUNDAY V. NIGERIAN NAVY

(2019) JELR 110902 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/L/957C/2018  •  5 Jul 2019  •  Nigeria

Coram
Tom Shaibu Yakubu Ugochukwu Anthony Ogakwu Ebiowei Tobi

Appearances
ABSENT For Appellant ANTHONY EBEH, Esq. with him, DOMINIC AJAH, Esq. For Respondent

Judgement
<p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>EBIOWEI TOBI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment):</strong> This appeal is against the judgment of the Special Court Marshall delivered on 11/9/17. The Special Court Martial convicted and sentenced the Appellants for the offences of conspiracy and stealing. They were each sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for each count which is to run concurrently. Their conviction was based mainly on the confessional statements made by the Appellants who were called Accused rating Adamu and Idowu. The Special Court Martial held as a fact that the prosecution had established all the ingredients of the offences of conspiracy and stealing. At page 8 of the judgment found on page 226 of the record, the Special Court Martial (SCM) found both accused rating Idowu and Adamu guilty. They were sentenced in page 227 of the record which is page 1 of the document on sentence.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">The Accused rating dissatisfied with the finding and the judgment of the Special Court Martial filed this appeal on 19/7/18. In the notice of …</p>

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