purview. PW2 stated that he later went and countersigned his Statement at EFCC as the arresting officer. PW2 informed the Court that when he interviewed the Defendant ha gave a brief background of himself and stated that he had a OND from a Polytechnic and that he had tried all possible means to live legally but it was impossible. He said the Defendant stated that at the time he was arrested, he had been in the “onechance” business for year and that they operate around the area of Jabi down to Karimu. He said the Defendant stated that they have their base in a bush around Dpe Village where they have a make-believe Shrine, where they take their victims and make them to swear to oaths of secrecy. PW2 stated that immediately the Defendant confessed, he was asked if he could reduce what he stated into writing and when he said he could, a word of caution was read to him which he fully understood before he wrote his statement. PW2 then tendered Exhibit PW2A. PW3, Isah Mohammed, an investigation officer with the EFCC stated that he knew the Defendant. He told the Court that on the 18th of November, 2016, they received a forwarding letter at the EFCC alongside the Defendant, Bala Tangalu from the Department of State Services (DSS). He said they interviewed the Defendant alongside the earlier statement the Defendant made at DSS. He explained that the complaint was that the Defendant defrauded one Dozie Ugonna (PW1) of the sum of N2,514,000.00 via obtaining by false pretence. PW3 stated that when they asked the Defendant he accepted that he defrauded Dozie 19

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