Five years after arrest, court acquits man of armed robbery charges
A Lagos Division of the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere on Tuesday discharged and acquitted a man, Jelili Dimeji, of a four-count armed robbery charge brought against him five years ago.
“The alleged confessional statement was never placed before the court as an exhibit. I must hold that the prosecution’s failure to place the confessional statement before the court is fatal to its case. She also noted that James Irom, a police sergeant, the IPO as well as the first prosecution witness, also failed to tender allegedly recovered weapons while testifying before the court.
“Having failed to establish the substantive charge of armed robbery against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt, I find and hold that the prosecution has also not sustained the ancillary charge of conspiracy. Reacting to the judgment, the lead prosecution counsel, Akin George, said: “I salute the wonderful wisdom of my lord, we have been robbed of vital witnesses as a result of delay in investigations.
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