ALHAJI MUSTAPHA UMARU vs. THE REPUBLIC

The appellant who was the 2nd accused person [A2] at the trial court was charged along with three others with Conspiracy to commit crime to wit: Robbery and Robbery contrary to sections 23 and 149 respectively of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29 as amended by Act 646. They were alleged to have robbed a German national who was the project manager of a German International Construction company at his residence at Nkonya Tepo at gun point on 15th December 2001 After a full trial the High Court Ho, found all the accused persons guilty as charged and duly convicted them on 1st November 2004. In passing sentence the trial court ordered as follows: “A.1 is sentenced to fifteen years I.H.L. on count one. A.2, A.3 and A.4 are sentenced to twenty-five years each on Count two and fifteen years each on Count one. A.2, A.3 and A.4 are to serve the twenty-five year term. Sentence to run from 16th December 2001”. The appellant filed this Notice of Appeal on 23rd December 2014 a ful...