- Bello V. State (2007) 10 WRN p. 564. - Osetola V. State (2012) 17 NWLR pt. 329 p. 343. - Adekoya V. State (2017) 18 WRN 1. From the evidence of PW2 earlier quoted above in this Judgment, the defendants who were armed with a sword and cutlass, forcefully dispossessed him of his Daylong motorcycle after they inflicted matchet cuts on his head and hand. The said pieces of evidence of PW2, was substantially corroborated by the statements of the defendants admitted in evidence and marked as Exhibits D, D1 and E and E1 for Hausa and English translated versions of the 1st and 2nd defendants respectively. From the foregoing piece of evidence, it is the humble view of this court that a robbery incident did actually occurred against one Nasiru Bello (PW2) during which the defendants on 1/6/2019 forcefully dispossessed the said Nasiru Bello of his motorcycle after inflicting matchet cuts on his head and hand with a cutlass. I therefore agree with the submission of the prosecuting counsel that the prosecution has proved all the elements of the offence of Robbery punishable under Section 287(2)(a) of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law 2019 beyond reasonable doubt and I so hold. On the whole, I am satisfied that the prosecution has proved all the essential elements of the offences of Criminal Conspiracy, Causing Hurt while committing robbery and Robbery punishable under Sections 60, 289 and 247(2)(a) of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law, 2019, and having held as such, it means that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt against the defendants in respect of all the offences. - Ayaji V. State (2013) 53 SCQLR pt. II p. 631. - Ikaria V. State (2013) 8 NCC 248. Page 20 of 22

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