\) /, !t \ ,-. PW1 stated that sometime in June, 2021, the defendant came to her shop, and, then informed her, PW1, that she the Defendant was into the supply of rice, beans and groundnut oil, and, the, PW1 expressed her willingness to buy. According to PW1 , on that same month, the Defendant brought ten bags of "uzza" rice and forwhich, she PW1, paid the sum of N21o,0oo= in her (pwl's house). According to PW1, she and the Defendant then discussed business, and according to PW1, the Defendant told her that she was travelling up North to buy rice, and that if she, PW1 was willing to buy, then she, the Defendant would buy on her behalf. According to PW1 she then requested for twenty bags o'f "l)zza" rice which was for N410,000= and also ten bags of "lVlango" rice which was for N225,000=, which was to be delivered within one week. According to PW1, she was surprised to see the Defendant in town, and she had paid N410,000= cash for the "l)zza" rice and transferred the sum of N225,000= from her account to the Defendant's account at Zenith Bank plc. pW1 told this court that the Defendant explained to her that she had given the money to a friend to help her buy the said rice. According to PW1, she was not informed of this new development. PW1 then informed this court that after two weeks, the Defendant then brought ten bags of "Uzza" rice to her, explains that her friend had not come back. PW1 stated that aftenvards, the Defendant then brought another brand of rice called "Famous" rice, which is of a lower quality, because of the price which she, PW1 promptly rejected. According to PW1, the Defendant pleaded with her, and so, she PW1 took eight bags from the Defendant, making it eighteen bags of rice which she, the Defendant had supplied to her. PWI explained that she was not supplied with ten bags of "mango" rice and two bags of "uzza'o rice. According to PW1, the defendant was within that period, always around her, and also apologized for the involvement of her friend, claiming that she would go herself this time around, for the supply of rice Thereafter, according to PW1, herself and the Defendant entered into another agreement for another supply. PW1 stated that she wanted ten bags of "tomatoes" rice at N24,500 each, twenty five litres of kings oil, a brand of vegetable oil, a gallon of which was for N18,500 multiplied by fifteen. Also, pW1 stated that she also requested six bags of beans at the rate of N4S,0O0 per bag. According to her, the total sum for beans is N270,000= 2