CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – OFFENCE OF ARMED ROBBERY – Ingredients that must exist to prove the offence of armed robbery

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“The essential ingredients of the offence of armed robbery, which must be established beyond reasonable doubt are: 1. That there was a robbery or series of robberies; 2. That each robbery was an armed robbery; 3. That the accused was one of those who participated in the robbery or series of robberies. See: Bozin v. State (1985) 2 NWLR (Pt. 8) 465, (1985) 16 NSCC (Pt. II) 1087, (1985) 7 SC 450, (1985) All NLR 199, (1986) 2 QLRN 69; Alabi v. State (1993) 7 NWLR (Pt. 307) 511.” Per KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. in ATTO MABA v. THE STATE (2020- LCER-39168-SC) at p. 20

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