ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi –
Three youth in Bauchi have been sentenced to 17 years imprisonment by a state High Court number 5 for armed robbery.
The crime was committed by Muazu Ya’u, Adamu Abdullahi, Awalu Babayo of Gertogel Village in Bauchi Local Government Area, sometimes in 2018.
M.M. Adamu, Esq, the prosecuting counsel, argued that the convicts were charged in September 2018 for armed robbery after they committed an offence contrary to section 96 and punishable under 97 of the Penal Code of Bauchi; Vol 1 of 2006.
In the second charge, the convicts, together with one Ruwa Abdullahi, now at large, “attacked one Abdullahi Ahmodu with matches and sticks, to which he became unconscious, after which you robbed him of the sum of N60,000 and thereby committed an act punishable under section 1 (1) a and b of the Robbery and Fire Arms (special provisions Act Cap R11, LFN 2004, as applicable to Bauchi State.”
The Judge, Justice Muazu Abubakar, while delivering judgement, sentenced them to two years imprisonment for the first charge count each while they are to serve 15 years imprisonment each for the second count charge –all without option of fine.
Counsel to the defendants, Yakubu Maikasuwa, in a reaction to the judgement expressed his discomfort about his clients, he hinted that an appeal would be filed and hoped that the convicts may be favoured saying that, “we are not happy that criminal acts are on the increase.”
He pointed out that three things make the judgement favourable for his clients – the witness who could testify, proven evidence and confessional statement written at the Police Station.
“On this case, the court relied solely on the confessional statements (made by the accused persons at the police station),” he said.
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