to imprisonment for life with or without fine.” From the foregoing provisions of the Penal Code defining and punishing the offence of robbery under the Sokoto State Penal Code Law Cap. 104 Laws of Sokoto State 1996, the prosecution is required to prove the following elements beyond reasonable doubt. That is:(i) That there was robbery. (ii) That during the robbery the Defendant or one of the Defendants was armed with a dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument and (iii)That the Defendant or one of the Defendants voluntarily caused hurt to someone. - Sections 296 and 298 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law Cap. 104 Laws of Sokoto State 1996. - Udo V. State (2016) 34 WRN 60. - FRN V. Uhad (2019) 19 WRN 117. In his evidence in chief, PW4 in person of Babangida Aliyu testified as follows:“On 20/12/2018 at about 2240 hrs…in the night, we were sitting with our mother Fatima Umar at Sama Road, Sokoto charting when the 3 Defendants arrived on a motorcycle…At that time the 1st Defendant (pointed him) was sitting at the back of the motorcycle, the 3rd Defendant (pointed him) was at the middle while the 2nd Defendant (pointed him) was the one driving the motorcycle. The 1st Defendant Page 16 of 27