It was learnt that the Vice Principal was on a duty call in the school premises when the incident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on 25 February 2017.
In his confessional statement, Essien Urua said his girlfriend, one Victoria now at large informed him that a lady was sitting alone at Community Secondary Commercial School, Ikot Andem Itam and that he should go and rob her. He explained that it was at the point of selling the NOKIA phone that her girlfriend, who had escaped with other loot, was caught by youths of Ikot Andem Itam village and she spilt the beans, leading to his arrest by the Police.
Justice Akpan found the accused guilty of armed robbery, which is contrary to Section 1 of Robbery and Firearms Act Vol. 14, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and convicted him accordingly.