PW2 stated that there was pressure on her from where she borrowed the
money from, that is from PWI's family house, and that this issue almost caused
her her marriage. PW2 stated that the case was reported to the police at
Ebrumede Police Station, PW2 stated that it was through tracking that the
Defendant was caught. Also that, she, PW2 stated that the Defendant has
neither supplied her the said rice nor refunded to her her money
Under cross examination by the Learned Counsel to the Defendant, PW2
stated that before July, 2021, she neither knew the Defendant nor had any
discussion with her. PW2 stated that she spoke on phone with the Defendant,
while, she the defendant was in PW1's house. PW2 stated that the Defendant
and herself discussed about the Defendant supplying to her forty six bags of
Uzza rice. PW2 stated that she was aware that the Defendant travelled to Kano
for the purpose of supplying PWI rice.
She stated that the documents evidencing the transfer of money to the
Defendant are as contained in the police case file. She stated that it was with
PW1's permission that she transferred the money. PW2 stated also that the
Defendant told her to transfer the said money to her"
PW2 stated further that"Uzza" rice was neither supplied to her nor to PW1.
PW2 stated that she transferred the whole sum of N938,500= to the Defendant
once. She denied this suggestion that she PW2 transferred the sum of N307,500
to the Defendant on the 28th of July, 2021
.
PW2 stated that she sells rice in her shop at Osubi Market and that the
said money was rneant for the transaction of supply of rice.
There was no re-examination.
PW3 is the lPO" lt is pertinent to mention at this stage to mention that the
Defendant herself debriefed her said Counsel, then collected her case-file from
the said Counsel, and, then proceeded to defend herself without a Counsel.
PW3 stated that he knows, PW1, PW2 and the Defendant. He stated that
he remembers the month of June, and July, 2021. He then narrated to this court
how on the 14th of August, 2021, when PW1 came in the company of pW2 to the
Ebrumede Police Station to report this matter to the police on a complaint that
they had been defrauded by the Defendant.
According to PW3, he stated that PW1 and PW2 came with their
statements of Account to show that they paid in money to the Defendant's
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