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SALEH DAWAI V. THE STATE

(2013) JELR 35805 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/K/5/C/2010  •  7 Mar 2013  •  Nigeria

Coram
ABDU ABOKI JCA; THERESA NGOLIKA ORII-ABADUA JCA; HABEEB ADEWALE ABIRU JCA;

Appearances
Tajudeen Oladoja with Muritala Abdulrasheed and M. T. Rashid For Appellant Sakwatu H. Idris (Principal State Counsel Ministry of Justice, Kaduna) For Respondent

Judgement
<p>ABDU ABOKI J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the decision of the High Court of Justice, Kaduna State, Holden at Kafanchan, delivered on the 27th day of April, 2005 by D.S. Wyom, J.</p><p> The brief facts of the case are that the appellant on the 31st day of January, 2004 at Kachia, Kaduna State was alleged to have forcefully entered the residence of one Alhaji Maharazu Saidu while armed with a locally made pistol and accordingly robbed the said victim of the sum of N500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira Only).</p><p> At the trial, the prosecution (hereafter referred to as the respondent) called four witnesses and tendered one exhibit in its bid to substantiate its case against the appellant, while the appellant gave evidence in his defence and tendered no exhibit.</p><p> After the conclusion of the trial, the lower Court convicted the appellant for committing the offence of armed robbery and accordingly sentenced him to 14 years imprisonment.</p><p> Dissatisfied with the judgment…</p>

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