The
court arraigned the defendant first on March 19, 2014 on a one-count
charge of robbery, an allegation he has since vehemently denied.
According to the prosecutor, D.D Fomyul, Sule robbed one Mrs Zipporah Mang, of her Toyota Corrolla car at gun point.
The
judge preceding over the case, Justice Y.G Dakwak, adjourned the matter
till May 31, when the defence counsel, Mr David Adudu prayed the court
to adjourn the matter to enable him file a written address.
While
the prosecuting counsel, Mr Mantu John, holding brief for G.D Fwomyon
did not object to the adjournment, but prayed the court to give him
three weeks to file his final written address.
The judge however
adjourned the matter till May 31, to enable both parties file their
final written addresses. The defendant was first arraigned on March 19,
2014 on a one-count charge of robbery, an allegation he has since
denied.
The prosecutor, Mr G.D Fwomyon, Director of Public
Prosecution, had told the court that the defendant in company of two
others, now at large committed the offence on Dec. 5, 2013.
Fwomyon
said that the defendant with two others were armed with a locally
made pistol and robbed one Mrs Zipporah Mang, of her Toyota Corrolla
car, valued at N3 million.
He said that on the said date, the
defendant trailed Mrs Mang to her home, Behind WAEC Office, Bukuru, Jos,
and robbed her at gun point.
The prosecuting counsel said that
the defendant had told the police, in a confessional statement, that
himself and two others, Abba and Tutu, whom he met in prison sometime in
2010, met on the said date at Angwan Rukuba to arrange for the
robbery.
The statement quoted the defendant as saying that Abba
who knew the complainant and her address guided them to her house, but
on reaching there met her absence.
The statement said that the
defendant and his gang alighted from a Keke Napep when they saw the
complainant returning home and they pointed a gun at her.
The
prosecutor said that the offence contravened section 1(2)(b) of the
Robbery and Firearms ACT, CAP R11 of the Laws of the Federation of
Nigeria, an offence punishable with death upon conviction.