“Abetment of an offence is itself an offence. In a charge of abetment of an offence, as stated by Coker, JSC in Patrick Njovens & Ors. v. The State (1973) 5 S.C 12, the initial element is the instigation or the positive act of encouragement to do the act that constitutes the offence.” 

PER E. EKO, J.S.C. IN THE CASE OF ADIELE NDUBUISI V THE STATE : LER [2018] SC.488/2015