THE REPUBLIC vs. URMAR ABDUL WADU & ORS AT LARGE

The accused in this case is standing trial for two offences under the Criminal Offences Act, 1960, Act 29, namely: I) Conspiracy to commit crime to wit robbery and robbery, contrary to sections 23(1) and 149 of the Act. Three others whose names appear on the charge sheet are said to be at large. To each of the three counts on the charge sheet, Accused pleaded not guilty, necessitating the instant trial. A summary of the facts leading to the instant case are that the Accused together with others now at large attacked and robbed the complainants herein with sharp knives and made away with their cash and mobile phones. With the intervention of some volunteers, Accused was arrested at a notorious drug base at Atonsu. The 2nd complainant's bag containing an apron and a purse were retrieved from A1. Under our laws, the offences of conspiracy and robbery are defined under section 23(1) and 150 of Act 29 in the following manner: Section 23 (1): "Where two or more persons agree to act tog...