HARUNA RAFIU V. THE STATE

STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Jibodu J. of the High Court of Justice Abeokuta Ogun State in Suit No, AB/8R/2010 delivered on the 30th June 2011 convicting and sentencing the Appellant Haruna Rafiu to 21 years imprisonment for robbery. Dissatisfied the Appellant has appealed to the Court of Appeal.

It is instructive at this stage to say that two other persons were charged in Counts II and III with receiving stolen goods while the Appellant as 1st accused was charged in Count I with the offence of Robbery. The offence for which the Appellant stood charged reads as follows -

COUNT I

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE

Robbery contrary to section 1(1) of the Robbery and Firearms (special provisions) Act cap R 11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

Haruna Rafiu (M) on or about the 17th January 2007 at Oke-Ilewo along Government printing press, Abeokuta in the Abeokuta Judicial Division robbed Miss Aminat …