evidence of the four (4) prosecution witnesses namely; Alhaji Umar Garba, (Bara’u) Garba, CPL Kabiru Adamu and Inspector Abdul Umar respectively. From the charge with which the Defendant was arraigned, the Defendant was alleged to have committed the offence of Armed Robbery contrary to Section 1(2) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap R11 Laws of the Federation of Nigerian 2004 and the said Section is hereby reproduced below as follows:“1(1) Any person who commits the offence of Robbery shall upon trial and conviction under this Act, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 21 years. (2) If:a) Any offender mentioned in subsection (1) of this Section is armed with any firearms or any offensive weapon or in company with any person so armed; or b) At or immediately before or immediately after the time of the robbery, the said offender wounds or uses any personal violence to any person, the offender shall be liable upon conviction under this Act to be sentenced to death.” Section 11 of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap R11 LFN 2004, define “Robbery” in the following words:“Robbery means stealing anything and at or immediately before or after the time of stealing it, using or threatening to use actual violence to any Page 5 of 21

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