MURITALA SANNI V. THE STATE

JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Judgment of Oyo State High Court of Justice, Ibadan Judicial Division in Charge NO:- I/165C/12 - BETWEEN: THE STATE V. (1). JEMILU ABUBAKAR, (2). MURITALA SANNI delivered on the 24th day of September 2014 wherein the Appellant was convicted for the offences of Conspiracy and Arson and sentenced to seven(7) years imprisonment on each count and the sentences are to run concurrently.

Briefly, the facts of the case are that on or about 15/6/2012, a mob brought a naked man to the Bodija Market Police Station and the Police men on duty allowed only 5 members of the group to enter the Police Station. The others who could not come in became agitated and started throwing stones and thereafter set ablaze the said Bodija Market Police Station, Ibadan. The Police called for reinforcement and tried to repel the members of the mob from burning the Police Station but before the arrival of re-enforcement, they…