CORAM
UWAIS JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
O. OLATAWURA JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
M.E. OGUNDARE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
S.U. ONO JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
Y.O. ADIO JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
JOSEPH NNOLIM
APPELLANTS
THE STATE
RESPONDENTS
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SUMMARY OF FACTS
The appellant with his confederates robbed a person of his taxi-cab at gunpoint in broad daylight on 21st June, 1979 at Ede (now in Osun State). On the same day, appellant in company of others was seen in the vehicle by witnesses at Ughorden in the defunct Bendel State. A few hours after this, the appellant and his mates-in-crime were stopped at a road block by two night guards while still in possession of the stolen vehicle. On their being searched, three locally-made pistols were recovered from them and they were handed over to the police.
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