Court to the Defendant: Did you hear the facts upon which the charges
were framed against you by the EFCC?
Defendant: Yes I heard the facts upon which the charges were framed
against me.
Court to the Defendant: Does your plea of guilty relates to the facts as
narrated by the prosecution?
Defendant: My plea of guilty relates to the facts as narrated by the
prosecution.
Court to the Defendant: Do you still maintain your plea of guilty to all
the 17 counts charges?
Defendant: Yes I still maintain my plea of guilty to all the 17 counts
charges.
Court:
By the provisions of Section 273 of the ACJL of Sokoto State
2019, where a defendant maintain his plea of guilty even after
the prosecution has stated the facts upon which the charge is
framed against the defendant, a trial court can convict the
defendant upon his plea of guilty to the charge in
consideration of consistency the defendant to his plea of
guilty to the 17 counts charges even after the prosecution has
stated the facts upon which the charges were framed, I am
satisfied that the defendant not only understand the
particulars of the charges against him, but also intends to
admit the truth of all the ingredients of the offence of
Criminal Breach of Trust punishable under Section 301 of the
Sokoto State Penal Code Law.
Consequently I hereby found you Sagir Sani guilty of the
offence of Criminal Breach of Trust punishable under Section
301 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law 2019 as charged.
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