IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF SOKOTO STATE IN THE SOKOTO JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT SOKOTO ON THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024 BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP: HON. JUSTICE MOHAMMED MOHAMMED (JUDGE) SUIT NO: SS/04C/2021 BETWEEN: THE STATE--------------------------------------------------COMPLAINANT AND MUHAMMAD ZAMNAU BOTO-----------------------------DEFENDANT Appearances:Umar Aliyu Esq: For the prosecution. M.K. Abdulkadir Esq: For the defendant. Umar Aliyu Esq: The defendant is before the court and speak Hausa Language and the matter is for judgment. JUDGMENT Court: By a one {1} count charge, the defendant was arraigned before this Honourable court for the offence of robbery punishable under Section 298(c) of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law Cap 104 Laws of Sokoto State 1996. When the charge was read and explained to the defendant in Hausa Language, the defendant pleaded not guilty and so the matter was proceed upon into full trial. in their effort to prove the allegation against the defendant, the prosecution called 4 witnesses and tendered exhibits which were admitted in evidence and marked as exhibits AF respectively. Page 1 of 12

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