ABDULLAHI JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Kwara State High Court of Justice, sitting at Ilorin, coram. H. O. Ajayi (1) delivered on 8 April 2009 wherein the present appellant who was initially charged with one other person was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for the offence of Armed Robbery under section 1(2)(a) and (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act, Cap. R. II, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Count two of the charge under which the appellant was found guilty and convicted reads thus:
“That you Abubakar Sadiq, Demo Oseni on or about 26 May 2005 along Chikanda Road in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this court killed one Umoru Sabi Sika with a cutlass and Robbed him of his Zinoki motorcycle and attempted to sell same at Guru market in Baruten Local Government Area and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(2)(a) and (b) of Robbery and Fi…