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Appeal Court reverses death sentence on a man convicted of armed robbery

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The Benin Judicial Division of the Court of Appeal, has discharged and acquitted a convict on death row, Tony Ikhuobase.
In a unanimous judgment with suit number CA/B/237C/14 and delivered by Justice Chidi Nwaoma Uwa, and supported by Justices Hamma Akawu Barka and Boloukuromo Moses Ugo and made available to journalists in Benin, on Tuesday, the court dismissed the death sentence passed on Ikhuobase by an Edo State High Court.
Olayiwola Afolabi appeared for the appellant with the assistance of Efosa Odiase and Miss Ofure Asuma while Mrs V. U. Adeleye, Assistant Director, Litigation, Edo State Ministry of Justice, appeared for the state in the appeal.
An Edo State High Court had on April 4, 2014, convicted Ikhuobase, a man in his thirties, on two counts of conspiracy and armed robbery punishable under Section 1 (2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap II Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Dissatisfied with the judgment, Ikhuobase approached the appellate court to reverse his conviction and sentence.
Justice Uwa described as “grossly erroneous” the lower court’s non-consideration of the doubt over the weapon that was allegedly used and declared, “the puzzling question that comes to mind is: is there a Juliet Iyamu in the first place and if there is, why did she keep away from the court?
“Further, the patrol team and youths who supposedly arrested the appellant did not also testify; no items allegedly robbed were recovered; no offensive weapon was recovered or shown to have been used by the appellant.
“Having said that, I said in resolution of the sole issue, I am of the firm view that the appeal is meritorious. Instead, I discharge and acquit the appellant,” Justice Uwa said before dismissing the case for lack of a chain of links to the appellant.
Speaking on the judgement, counsel to the appellant,  Olayiwola Afolabi said, “I identified a sole issue for the determination of the appeal. Did the prosecution prove the case against the appellant notwithstanding the absence of the complainant who did not testify at the trial?”

My Girlfriend’s Love For Money Pushed Me Into Robbery – Armed Robber Confesses

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Guys, please don’t allow any girl push you into nonsense so you don’t end up in regrets. Some of these so called fine girls their own brothers are broke, yet other girls agree to marry them. So, any girl who can’t marry you for who you are, just let her go and live your life with a virtuous woman.

As you read this, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Enugu State police command, have arrested Uchenna Ikwuegbu who was allegedly on the verge of launching a robbery attack on residents of Maryland axis of Enugu.

Uchenna was arrested on February 16, following surveillance reports. He was arrested with a locally-made pistol, cut to seize with two live cartridges.
In his confession, Uchenna said:
“I acquired the gun from a timber mill at Maryland. The urge to meet up with the demands from my girlfriend, Chinaza, living at Uwani axis of Enugu, propelled me into robbery.
“I had acquired the gun to unleash robbery attacks on residents of Maryland in order to dispossess them of their valuables. I was on the verge of carrying out the act when the operatives swooped on me. I do not know how they knew I was carrying a gun. I am so ashamed of myself now. I do not know what led me into this.
“My parents are crying their hearts out over this incident. They are so disappointed in me. I want to call on teenagers like me to shun robbery and other nefarious activities because the security operatives are always watching.”