A High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Thursday, has discharged and acquitted three men, Prince Bulus, Michael Joshua and Paul Mike over alleged conspiracy, armed robbery and possession of illegal arms which violates sections 516, 402 (a), (b) of the criminal Code Laws, Cap C16 Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The defendants on Dec. 11, 2018 around Yemraf Area, Adebayo Estate, Ado Ekiti, were alleged to have conspired to commit armed robbery.
They were alleged by the officers of NSCDC to have robbed one Ibrahim Romoke of the sum of N45,700 and her phone, and also robbed Nike Durojaye on Dec. 28, 2018 of the sum of N260,150.
The defendants through their counsel, Adeyinka Opaleke, State Coordinator, Legal Aid Council; denied committing the offences as alleged, saying “We only went there to drink beer before we were arrested by officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,” they said.
In his judgment, Justice Bamidele Omotoso said the prosecution counsel had failed prove beyond reasonable doubt the offences of conspiracy, armed robbery and possession of illegal arms against the defendants, thereby causing him to set them free.