IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANAMBRA STATE OF NIGERIA IN THE HIGH COURT OF ONITSHA JUDICIAL DIVISl0N HOLDEN AT ONITSHA BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP THE HON. JUSTICE IKE OGU ON THURSDAY THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH, 2017. CHARGE NO. HID/4c /2014 BETWEEN: THE STATE ------------ PROSECUTION vs. CHUKWUEMEKA 081 FIDELIS ------- DEFENDANT . JUDGMENT The defendant was arraigned on one count charge of Armed Robbery contrary to section 1(2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms· (Special Provision) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 . It was alleged that on or about the 5th day of March, 2013 at Oluchukwu Micro Finance Bank Limited, Holy Cross Branch inside Holy Cross Parish Nkpor-Agu within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, the defendant and others at large while armed with guns robbed the sum of Seven Hundred and twenty eight thousand, five hundred and thirty Naira (N728,530.00) property of Oluchukwu Micro Finance Bank Limited. The defendant in his plea before the Court denied the commission of the offence. The prosecution in a bid to prove its case called on the whole three(3) witnesses in support of the charge who testified as the P.W.1, P.W.2 and P.W.3. After the evidence of the P.W.3 the prosecution closed her case. Thereafter, the defendant made a no case submission and the parties addressed the Court on the point.,ln its ruling , the Court held that the prosecution has made out a prima facie case against the defendant. The defendant was called upon to enter his defence and he entered the witness box for his defence and testified as D.W.1. After his evidence the defendant called one other witness who testified as the D. W.2.

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