same with other members of his syndicate who include Chidebere Livinus and one Arinzona both of whom are at large defraud the complainant. As a result, the defendant was arrested at Enugu and his statement was taken by my colleague at Enugu in person of Usman A. Cholli on the 24/2/2020. The defendant was then brought to Kaduna. on the 9/3/2020, I showed the petition to him, he read and I asked him if he wanted to make a statement in response to the allegations contained therein. The defendant said yes. The EFCC statement form was then brought. Cautionary words were recorded on the statement form which he read, understood and signed. He went ahead and wrote the statement himself in an open office in the presence of other colleagues of mine and visitors. The office was very conducive as the air condition was on, light was also on. At the end of the statement, he signed. At the end of the investigation, we decided that the defendant and his syndicate members earlier mentioned, use the cheque booklet of CS and IS to obtain monies from various peoples accounts, and one of their victims, is the complainant in this case from whom the sum of $50 US Dollars, were obtained by false pretence. The modu operandi used by the syndicate as regards to this case, the defendant after collecting the cheque booklet from Nzude Okafor (PW2), sat down in Enugu and planned carefully on how to use the cheque book booklet to defraud their victims. Each member of the syndicate has a role to play. The 2 cheque leaves were filled by one of the syndicate member and given to the defendant who went to the Diamond Bank Okpara Avenue Enugu and deposited the 2 cheques leaves. Prior to the defendant’s going to the bank, one of the syndicate member now at large, in accordance with their plan Page 12 of 34