to imprisonment for life with or
without fine.”
From the foregoing provisions of the Penal Code defining and
punishing the offence of robbery under the Sokoto State Penal Code
Law Cap. 104 Laws of Sokoto State 1996, the prosecution is required
to prove the following elements beyond reasonable doubt. That is:(i) That there was robbery.
(ii) That during the robbery the Defendant or one of the
Defendants was armed with a dangerous or offensive weapon
or instrument and
(iii)That the Defendant or one of the Defendants voluntarily
caused hurt to someone.
- Sections 296 and 298 of the Sokoto State Penal
Code Law Cap. 104 Laws of Sokoto State 1996.
- Udo V. State (2016) 34 WRN 60.
- FRN V. Uhad (2019) 19 WRN 117.
In his evidence in chief, PW4 in person of Babangida Aliyu testified as
follows:“On 20/12/2018 at about 2240 hrs…in
the night, we were sitting with our mother
Fatima Umar at Sama Road, Sokoto
charting when the 3 Defendants arrived
on a motorcycle…At that time the 1st
Defendant (pointed him) was sitting at the
back of the motorcycle, the 3rd Defendant
(pointed him) was at the middle while the
2nd Defendant (pointed him) was the one
driving the motorcycle. The 1st Defendant
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