PW1 informed this court that the police tracking officer observed, and,
informed her that the Defendant and her husband were always communicating
with each other then, and so they got hold of the Defendant's husband, and he
led the police to get her arrested. PW1 stated that she reported to the police on
the 141h of August, 2021, and the next day, after being tipped off by the
Defendant's husband, she quickly supplied forty two bags mama of rice as
against "tJzza" rice as agreed by then. Also pW1 stated that she supplied
"golden" rice instead of "tomatoes" rice. Also the Defendant brought forty two
bags of "family pride" rice and ten bags of "golden" rice as against "tomatoes"
rice which she ordered for.
PW1 stated that on the day that she gave N50,000 to the defendant, she
also gave to the Defendant the sum of Twenty Two Thousand, five hundred
Naira in cash for the kings oil and tomatoes rice. PW1 stated that it was the
Defendant's husband who brought rice.
PW1 stated that upon enquiry of her friend's goods, the Defendant and her
husband informed her that the goods were on the way coming, and that up till
now, those goods have not yet come.
PW1 stated that she made a statement to the police. PW1 stated that the
total amount of money taken from her by the Defendant is the sum of One
Million, Six Hundred and Seventy One Thousand, Five Hundred Naira, and, that
her total money outstanding with the Defendant is the sum of Six Hundred and
Forty Eight Thousand Naira Only, after she had deducted the forty two bags
which the Defendant hurriedly supplied to her after the report to the police.
Under cross examination by the Learned Counsel to the Defendant, PW1
stated that the Defendant and herself agreed on the supply of both foreign and
local rice. Also, that the Defendant had not supplied part of the rice, but, had not
supplied the vegetable oil and beans, she said she made a statement to the
police, she said the foreign bags of rice were supplied to her after the matter had
been reported to the police.
Pw1 stated that she transferred N225,000=. N500,000= and N74,000 to
the Defendant, which were for foreign and local rice, beans and oil. She stated
that the Defendant and herself never agreed that she, PW1 was to supply Eighty
Three bags of rice" She stated further that she had never followed the Defendant
to Kano where she buys rice. She stated further that the Defendant has supplied
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