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THE STATE V. OVONIZIBE EFEREBO

(2026) JELR 114943 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC.CR/529/2022  •  6 Mar 2026  •  Nigeria

Coram
Mohammed Lawal Garba JSC Tijjani Abubakar JSC Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme JSC Haruna Simon Tsammani JSC Jamilu Yammama Tukur JSC

Appearances
Lugard Tere-Otu, with Fiat from Hon. Attorney General, Bayelsa State For the Appellant. Somina Johnbull, Esq., with him, B. K. Angaye, Esq. For the Respondent.

Judgement

MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The Respondent was arraigned before the Bayelsa State High Court, Yenagoa, (trial Court) by the Appellant on a two (2) counts charge as follows:-

“COUNT 1

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE

CONSPIRACY contrary to Section 444 (a) of the Bayelsa State Criminal Code Law Cap. 14, Laws of Beyelsa State, 2006.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

You OVONIZEBE EFEREBO with others at large on or about the 30th day of October, 2016, at Yenegoa, within Yenagoa Judicial Division of Bayelsa State conspired to commit a felony, namely, robbery.

COUNT 2

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE

ROBBERY contrary to Section 329 (2) of the Bayelsa State Criminal Code Law Cap, 14, Laws of Bayelsa State, 2006.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

You OVONIZEIBE EFEREBO with others at large on the 30th day of October, 2016, at about 1020hrs, at Yenizue-gene, off Otiotio Road, Yenagoa, within Yenagoa Judicial Division of Bayelsa State, while aimed with guns and other offence weapons robbed Mr. Mathew Ziworitim and o…

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