11 "On 617/2007 at 3.00pm one Chukwudum Obiagazie "M" a native of Amichi call me at Amichi park where we are working together that we are going to one place to rob one man there in Amichi that I should come in the night for the operation and I agree with him . . .. at the place I meet or,e person also by name lzuchukwu Okeke 'm' a native · of Amichi which make us to be three I in number ...... As we reach the man house, the man lias fence . . . . . . the man came out and held me at my back and I struggle to escape I couldn 't and he use something and hit me at my head in which I fall and I managed to escape .with the blood to Chukwudum Okeke house ...... I was there at the hospital when Vigilante group from Amichi came and arrested me and before they came they have already arrested Chukwudum Obiagazie 'm ' and lzuchukwu Okeke 'm ' and they took us to their office . .... This is the 3rd time we are going for robbery. .. ... Chukwudum Okeke 'm ' get one stainless knife and was organising for gun for this operation. I have no gun . ..... . Yes, I know I am an armed robber and we are three men gang ........ " Relevant portion :of Exhibit "C 1" which is the 2nd statement made by the D.W.1 reads as follows :".. .. .. Truly speaking, lzuchukwu Okeke had never joined us to rob anybody since I know him. He (/zuchukwu Okeke) did not join I and Chukwudum Obiagazie 'm ' in robbing ·one Michael Okeke ...... But the truth remains that he . did not rob the victim with us and had no knowledge of the crime ..... " The relevant portion of Exhibit "D" which contains the 1st statement made by the 2nd defendant is as follows :- 0 z·-- • " ....... I did not rob one On yen we or Michael Okeke 'm' of Ebenasa Amichi together with Azuka Okeke. Azuka came to Okeke ran down to my house in the night at about 12 O' clock .with machete cut on his head and reported to me that he went and robbed the above person in his house and he was given a machete cut on his head but he managed to escape. . . ... When arrested with lzuchukwu on a motorcycle along Ebenasa Amichi road by vigilante