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
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