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BODE OLOGUNPESE V. THE STATE

(2018) JELR 39395 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/EK/81C/2016  •  22 Mar 2018  •  Nigeria

Coram
AHMAD OLAREWAJU BELGORE JCA; FATIMA OMORO AKINBAMI JCA; PAUL OBI ELECHI JCA;

Appearances
Mulalubi O. Adebayo Esq. For Appellant Gbemiga Adaramola Esq.Director of Public Prosecutions Ekiti State, Moshood Abiola Esq. Legal Officer For Respondent

Judgement
<p>FATIMA OMORO AKINBAMI, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellant was charged on an information with one Count of armed robbery contrary to Section 1(2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap II Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004 before O.I.O Ogunyemi, J of the High Court of Ekiti State, Ado Ekiti Judical Division.</p><p>STATEMENT OF OFFENCE</p><p>ARMED ROBBERY contrary to Section 1 (2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R11, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004.</p><p>PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE</p><p>BODE OLOGUNPESE (m) on or about the 2nd November, 2011 at No 131 Iworoko Road, Ado-Ekiti in the Ado Judical Division Robbed one Onyeka Hampo (m) of the sum of Eight Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira (N860,000) and at the time of the robbery you were armed with offensive weapon to wit: Gun.</p><p>The Appellant pleaded not guilty to the charge.</p><p>At the trial, the prosecution now the Respondent, called five witnesses namely, Onyeka Hampo the victim ofโ€ฆ</p>

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