I have read the evidence and considered the Addresses of Learned counsel. The 1st Count against the Defendants is an offence contrary to Section 320 of the Penal Code. Section 320 of the Penal Code states: “Whoever by deceiving any person (a) fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person so deemed to deliver any property to any person or to consent that any person shall retain any property or (b) Intentionally induces the person so deceived to do or omit to do anything which he would not do or omit to do if he were not so deceived and which act or question causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person in body, mind, reputation or property is said to cheat.” It is explained under the Section that a dishonest concealment of facts is a deception within meaning of this Section. The evidence of PW1 and PW2 are similar. They are Intelligence Officers of the NSCDC. One Abutu James Simon came to their office with a letter of employment. They scrutinized the letter and found it to be fake. He informed them it was one Eze Peace who helped him to get the employment letter from the 1st and 2nd Defendants. He disclosed that he paid the Defendants N600,000 to secure the employment letters. They met the 2nd Defendant sitting down and filling NSCDC Forms. That on searching the house, they found NSCDC Acceptance Forms and other photocopies. They stated Defendants are not NSCDC 11

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