agrees that in her statement, Exh. B, PW1 paid the sum of N1 ,547,500 for the
said transaction. ln point of fact, in Exh. B, her statement, the defendant admitted
and agreed to pay back the sum of N1,379,900= back to PW1 at best
instalmentally.
It will be recalled that this matter was reported to the police on the 14th of
August, 2021. See Exh. A. Then, the Defendant upon having fore knowledge the
report, quickly supplied forty two bags of rice to PW1 through her husband. From
Exh" A, what is left due to PW1 is the sum of N648,000= The testimony of PW1
refers.
[\4ost profound is the fact that the Defendant has admitted that she has not
supplied beans or groundnut oil to PW1. As at the time the complaint was made
to the police, it is very clear from the evidence before the Court that the
defendant after collecting the said monies including transportation cost for the
supply of the aforementioned commodities, and, as the time of the complaint by
PW1 and PWz at the police station had supplied nothing. The defendant in her
defence told this court that her tricycle rider informed her of the fact that PW1
had taken steps to freeze her account, and, also had involved the police to track
her line.
The testimony of DW1 refers. Having got wind of this fact, she, DW1
quickly went and supplied forty five bags of rice to PW1 after the complain to the
police had been laid.
It will also be recalled that it was when the tricycle rider was arrested by
the police initially, that it then led to the eventual arrest of the Defendant. The
cross-examination of the prosecution of the Defendant refers.
It is clear to this court that the Defendant paid nothing to any faceless or
nameless Alhaji in Kano for the supply of beans. She took no steps to pay for the
beans or supply the beans. She said she paid money to the said Alhaji's account.
No documentary evidence supports that,
DW1, the Defendant said the Customs officers seized some of the goods,
that is groundnut oil, at ljebu-Ode. That again is a barefaced lie. The defendant
said she went up North claiming that it was to pay for the said commodities, and,
then supply to PW1 and PW2. That is from the evidence, neither here nor there.
The antics of the Defendant remaining incommunicado, switching off her
line, relocating to an unknown place, and refusing to supply PW1 and PW2 their
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