robbers •;;ere with a bl ack gun on that day. She did not know the 2nd defendant before the incident. She did not see the 2 nd defendant. She knows that the 1st defendant participated in the robbery. The I st defendant enquired about her handset stolen on the day of the robbery when she met him at Ezi - Elias, Enugu ukwu . PW4 He is Sgt Ifeanyi Nwauzu with Force No : 368495 . He is one of the I~vestigation Pol ice Officers that investigated the robbery allegation. He stated that on 25/5/16, he was on duty at the Police Station when a case of stealing was referred to him for investigation. The complainants were Chinenye Ileagu (PWI) and two others. They volunteered statements and based on their statements, he carried out his investigation. According to him, the PW 1 informed him that while she was in the room with her sisters, a gang of four men broke into the room and ordered them to lie face down at gun point. That their room is located in the same compound with their shop where they sell provisions, beverages and other items . That the robbery attack happened in the night. That the 1st defendant had been the PW 1's customer and PWl made effort to look at th1! face of the intruders . PW4 stated that based on st the complaint, the police mounted surveillance. On the 30/5/1.6, the 1 defendant was arrested, cautioned and he made statement. At first -he denied all the a!,legations . Later he confessed that they were gang of three robbers and not four . Based on his confession, the I st defendant was taken to a superior officer for attestation. In his Statement, the defendant revealed the names of his two members. He mentioned one Chijioke and Ifeanyi as his accomplices. A search was conducted at the 1s t defendant' s house but nothing was recovered . On the 14/6/16, the 2 nd defendant was arrested, cautioned and he volunteered statement. He denied the allegations and claimed that he ,did not participate in the robbery. That a further surveillanc~ was mounted by the police to know whether the 3 rd member of the gang would be arrested. The police also conducted search on the 2 nd defendant's st abode and nothing was recovered. That the 1 defendant confessed that they did not use gun but a stick to carry out the operation. That the stick was thrown away while they were escaping that night. That the 1st defendant could not show the police where the stick was thrown into. PW4 stated that preliminary investigation of armed robbery crimes are concluded at Divisional Police level. He stated that the case and the defendants were later transferred to the Special Anti ~ Robbery ~ 6