OLUSOLA OYELEYE & THE STATE

M.B. DONGBAN-MENSEM, J.C.A.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Honourable Justice J. O. Ige of the Oyo State High Court of Justice delivered on Friday, the 20th day of June, 2002. By this said judgment, four accused persons were found guilty of the offences of conspiracy and armed robbery contrary to section 5(b) and section 1(2) of the Armed Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act, Cap, 398, volume xvii, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. The Appellants were the 3rd and 4th accused persons who were convicted and sentenced by the learned trial Judge. They were each sentenced to be hanged by the neck until they are dead.

The Appellants feeling distraught by the Judgment of the trial court filed this appeal seeking a reversal of the decision.

The brief facts which culminated into this appeal is stated in the brief of the Appellants with some modification as follows:-

The Appellant were charged as 3rd and 4th accused persons along with …