IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
IN THE ABUJA JUDICIAL DIVISION
HOLDEN AT JABI –ABUJA
HIS LORDSHIP: HON.JUSTICE D.Z. SENCHI
COURT CLERKS: – T. P. SALLAH & ORS
COURT NUMBER: 19
DATE: 25 /4/18
FCT/HC/CR/93/2011
BETWEEN:
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA---------
COMPLAINANT
AND
MARKUS KADIR GADZAMA------
DEFENDANT
JUDGMENT
The five (5) counts charge against the Defendant was filed on 31st
May, 2011.The prosecution had closed its case and the case was
at defence stage when the trial Judge was elevated to the Court
of Appeal. On the 18th May,2015, the case commenced de novo
and the five counts charge against the Defendant were read and
explained to the Defendant as follows:CHARGE
That you Markus Kadir Gadzama sometime in June, 2005 in
Abuja within the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the
Federal Capital Territory with intent to defraud obtained a right of
occupancy over property situated at FCT Plot No. L84 within Dape
District measuring 2052 square meter from one Mrs. Grace Lamar
Abbagana under the false pretence of carrying out revalidation at
Abuja Geographic Information Systems on behalf of one Haruna
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