The defendant was arraigned on October 6, 2018, and had pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy to commit robbery and armed robbery
A Lagos State High Court on Thursday acquitted a trader, Ola Samson of robbing an Indian national, Manish Batiah, of six laptops, a Nissan Almera saloon car, and jewellery valued at $2,800.
The prosecution led by Yinka Adeyemi, said Mr Samson had allegedly committed the offence while armed with dangerous weapons alongside others who are now at large at 1am on April 8, 2017 at No. 16A, Daniyan Natalia St., Lekki Phase One, Lagos. “There is also the issue of First Defence Witness – Samson having a receipt for the phone which was allegedly never followed up.
“The prosecution have failed to prove an intention of a meeting of minds of the alleged perpetuators of the alleged crime to enable it become a conspiracy and to be translated into the physical act of armed robbery.
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