DEFENDANTS CASE The Defendants filed an Amended statement of Defence dated 27th January, 2017 and averred as follows; 1. That the necessary parties are not before the court and as such, the matter is not properly constituted and cannot be effectively and effectually be determined. 2. That the late Ikyase Chia was reasonably suspected to have committed the offences of criminal conspiracy, Armed Robbery and culpable homicide, but escaped while other members of his gang were arrested. 3. That on 27th December, 2014 a team of operation Zenda Patrol led by Inspector Sabastine Agbadu while on patrol along Gboko Jorkyundan road in Konshisha Local Government Area were attacked by a gang of Armed Robbers led by the IKyase Chia, the deceased. 4. That on receipt of the case, the scene of crime was visited and through information, a team of operation Zenda Patrol were drafted to the area and who in return arrested some suspects while their gang leader Ikyase Chia and one other escaped 5. That on 21/07/2015, one Mfenyi Akpurm Demanyi who was at large was arrested, he confessed that he knew Ikyase Chia and that he was his gang leader and that he had gone on robbery operation with him about 5 times. He further stated that they took part in the robbery operation on 27/12/2014 along Jorkyundan, Gboko Road in Konshisha Local Government Area. That the arms they used for their robbery belonged to late Ikyase Chia. 6. That on 14/08/201 information was received that the wanted robber Ikyase Chia was seen at Akpaghar village in Gboko Local Government Area. Sequel to the information, a team of operation Zenda led by Inspector Moses Iyo were drafted to the area who went and arrested the suspect, late Ikyase Chia. 7. That on their way coming with the suspect to the police Headquarters, the suspect, who was at the back of the Police Patrol Vechicle with armed men, between Awajir and Achoho village, jumped down from the moving Police Patrol vehicle and took to his heels in a fast effort to escape custody, in a 6