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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL CAPITAL
TERRITORY ABUJA
IN THE ABUJA JUDICIAL DIVISION
HOLDEN AT MAITAMA, ABUJA
BEFORE HISLORDSHIP: HON. JUSTICE M.M. DODO
DATED 25TH NOV. 2016
SUIT NO.CR/47/2011
BETWEEN:
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA…………………COMPLAINANT
AND
OLUFEMI OJO………………………………………………DEFENDANT
Appearance:
Accused in Court & Speak English
J. Bwala Miss appearing for the prosecution
Esther Akugue Miss. appearing for the Defendant.
JUDGMENT
The Accused person, Olufemi ojo is standing trial before this Honourable Court on
two count charge of Forgery punishable under SECTION 364 OF THE PENAL CODE
ACT, CAP. 532 LFN and using as Genuine contrary to SECTION 366 of the same law.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges wherein trial begins and the prosecutor called three
witnesses to prove their case. They all testified in support of the prosecution’s case and
tendered a total number of Eight (8) documents which were admitted in evidence and
marked as Exhibits A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H respectively.
The defence Counsel in the first instance filed a No case submission before this
Court whom he eventually lost leading the application to be dismissed by this Court and
the accused person entered his defence by testifying and calling one other witness. He