<p><strong>MOHAMMED LAWAL ABUBAKAR, JCA (Delivering The Leading Judgement): </strong>This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Taraba State per Hon. Justice Josephine Y. Tuktur which was delivered on 1st March, 2016 in <strong><em>Suit No. TRSJ/25C/2013</em></strong> wherein the Appellant was convicted for the offence of Armed Robbery punishable under Section 298(c) of the Penal Code.  The Appellant being dissatisfied with the judgment of the lower Court lodged this appeal via a Notice of Appeal as contained at pages 82 – 92 of the Record of appeal where 8 grounds of Appeal were raised for determination of this appeal.</p><p>During the hearing of this appeal on 01/02/2022 learned counsel to the Appellant adopted the Appellant’s Brief of Argument filed on 22/09/2021 as representing his argument for the appeal.  Upon receipt of the Respondent’s Brief of Argument the Counsel also filed Appellant’s Reply Brief of Argument in response to the Respondent’s Brief of Argument on 19/11/2021.</p><p>In the Appellant’s Brief of Argument t…</p>