IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF KADUNA STATE OF NIGERIA IN THE KADUNA JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT COURT 6 KADUNA DELIVERED THIS 7TH DAY OF MARCH 2017 BEFORE THE HON: JUSTICE M:T:M ALIYU SUIT NO: KDH/KAD/EFCC/13 BETWEEN FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ____________________ COMPLAINANT VS ALHAJI ABDURRASHEED HARUNA ____________________ DEFENDANT Accused in Court Aishatu Ibrahim prosecuting A Buhari for Accused RULING DELIVERED ON 07/03/2017 The accused person is standing trial on a two-count charge of cheating. The charge reads: 1. That you ALHAJI ABDULRAHEED HARUNA on or about the 29th of October, 2010 in Kaduna within the judicial division of the High Court of Justice of Kaduna state dishonestly issued a Spring Bank Cheque No. 14072636 dated 29th of October, 2010 in the sum of 9,000,000.00 (Nine Million Naira only) to Abel Akala by deceiving him to believe that the said cheque will be honoured upon presentation which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 320(b) and punishable under section 322 of the Penal Code. 2. That you ALHAJI ABDULRASHEED HARUNA on or about the 29th of October, 2010 in Kaduna within the Judicial Division of the High Court of Justice of Kaduna State dishonestly issued a spring bank cheque No. 14072637 dated 29th of October 2010 in the sum of N7,000,000 (seven million) naira to Abel Akala by deceiving him to believe that the said cheque would be honoured upon presentation which you knew to be false and hereby committed an offence contrary to section 320(b) and punishable under section 322 of the penal code. The accused person pleaded not guilty to both counts. In the effort to prove the guilt of the accused person, the prosecution called three witnesses. After the prosecution has closed his case, the learned counsel for the accused person indicated that he will be applying for a no case submission. Counsel on both sides agreed to file written submission. The accused’s address of no case submission was filed

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