I IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANAMBRA STATE OF NIGERIA IN THE HIGH COURT OF ONITSHA JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT ONITSHA BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP THE HON. JUSTICE IKE OGU ON T.U ESDAY THE 11TH DAY OF JULY, 2017. BETWEEN: THE STATE vs. ~,G . er cou~, RGE No. HN/13c /2008 .1\\C"~,c:r _J_I.~ltl __ PROSECUTION ~N\TSHA 1. AZUKA NWOKORO } 2. CHUKWUDUM OBIAGAZIE DEFENDANTS JU.D GMENT ,.t By an information dated the 25 th day ·of May , 2008 but was filed on the 28 th day of : May, 2008 the defendants were arraigned on two count charge of consp iracy to commit felony to wit: armed robbery contrary to Section 5(b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria , 2004 and armed robbery contrary · to Secti_on 1(2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 . It was alleged that on the 5th day of July, 2007 at Ebenasa Umunri Amichi _in the Nnewi Judicial Division , the defendants and one at large conspired amongst themselves to commit a felony to wit: armed robbery and at the same time and place while armed with locally made short gun and other dangerous weapon robbed one Michael Okeke of the cash sum of One Hundred and twenty thousand Naira (N120 ,000.00). The defendants in their plea before the Court denied the commission of the offences . 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 th~ evidence of the P.W .3 the prosecution closed her case . Thereafter, the 1st defendant entered the witness box for his nd defence and testified as D.W .1. At the end of his evidence, the 2 defendant entered the witness box for his defence and testified as