Supreme Court Reviews Conviction of Armed Robbery Case

On December 12, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, comprising Justices Muhammad Lawal Garba, Tijjani Abubakar, Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme, Haruna Simon Tsammani, and Jamilu Yammama Tukur, heard an appeal from an appellant convicted of attempted murder and armed robbery. The appellant was charged with the attempted murder of Akinrisola Cyril and robbing him of N4,000 and two mobile phones on September 11, 2016.

He was also charged with robbing and murdering Mrs Akintola Modupeola on October 14, 2016. After pleading not guilty, the High Court of Ondo State convicted him, sentencing him to twenty years for attempted murder and death for armed robbery.

The Court of Appeal affirmed this decision. The appellant argued that there was no eyewitness account for the murder charge and that the evidence was insufficient to link him to the crimes.

He claimed the trial court's judgment was influenced by sentiment due to a victim being a senior officer in the State Ministry of Justice.