A middle-aged man, Sampson Paul, told an FCT High Court that he was not an armed robber and that on the day the Police alleged the crime took place, he was in Auchi, Edo State, attending a wedding.
Testifying during cross-examination by the prosecution counsel, Mr. Kufruabasi Ebong, Paul said that on July 6, 2017, the day the Police alleged the offence took place, he was with his fiancée in Auchi, Edo for her sister’s wedding. He also said the ticket given to him by Peace Mass Transport was destroyed because it rained heavily that day.
NAN reports that the Police alleged that on July 6, 2017 at about 8 a.m, the defendant, with one other now at large, conspired to commit armed robbery contrary to Section 6 of the Robbery and Firearms , 2004.
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