The court freed the defendants for failure of the prosecution to prove its case after it was unable to produce any of the nine people that the accused allegedly robbed.


The defendants, Isa Yusuf, 22 years old, and Mohammed Bako, 30 years old, were arraigned on October 14, 2022, before the court presided over by Justice Kyanson Lawanson, where they pleaded not guilty to all charges levelled against them.


They were arraigned on an 11-count charge of criminal conspiracy, with the second defendant charged for abetment, while the first defendant was charged with others at large for armed robberies.


During trial, however, the prosecution could not get even one witness among the nine supposed victims of the alleged robbery incidents to testify in court.