( her forty two bags of rice, and that it is not true to say that the Defendant was still to supply thirty eight bags of rice, because she does not agree with that figure. She denied the suggestion that as at the time this agreement was reached a bag of local rice was N23,000= per bag. PW1 maintained that the total amount of money that she transferred to the Defendant is the sum of One lVillion , Five Hundred and Eighty six Thousand, Five hundred Naira only, and that the outstanding balance is six hundred and forty Eight Thousand Naira. PW1 stated that she was not under duress when she transferred the money to the Defendant" PW1 stated that "The Defendant played me". lt was under pretence that she paid money to the Defendant. She stated that she paid money to the Defendant on four occasions, while some were given in cash. PW1 stated that up till this moment, the defendant had not supplied her the outstanding bags of rice. PW1 said that the Defendant was in Kano when she transferred the money. PW1 also stated that the Defendant agreed to supply her six bags of beans, and fifteen kegs of 2s litreskings groundnut oil. The statement of PW1 is Exhibit A before this Court. PW1 stated that the defendant absconded, and that it was with the help of the police tracker that the Defendant was arrested, and, so it was not a business contract. There was no re-examination. PW2 stated that she is a business woman who knows the Defendant through PW1, who is her sister. PW2 stated that the Defendant supplies rice and PWlsells rice" She stated that on the 17th of July,2021, she put a call to PW1 since the Defendant was in her house, and, thereafter, according to PW2, the Defendant and herself then spoke together, PW2 then stated that the Defendant then told her that she, the Defendant would supply to her forty six bags of "uzza" Nigeria rice for the sum of N938,500=. PW2 stated that with the pressure of PW1, she then paid to the Defendant this said sum of money. Furthermore, the Defendant informed her that the said rice would get to her within a week. The mode of payment according to PW2 was through her mobile phone. PW2 stated that the rice was not forthcoming, and, when PW1 called her, the Defendant then told them that the said rice would arrive within two weeks. According to PW2, she borrowed this sum of money to do the business. She stated further that PW1 and herself then traced the Defendant to her house, whereupon, they were informed by the Defendant's sister that she, the Defendant had moved out without her knowledge" 6