Court resumed today 25/11/2020 Appearances: Yakubu Sani CSC with A.N. Dingyadi SSC for prosecution. Abdullateef Akangbe Esq. with T. Mgbatogu Esq. for the Defendants. Yakubu Sani CSC: The Defendants are in court and speak Hausa language. Court to Registrar: Affirm yourself to interpret from English to Hausa language and vice versa. Yakubu Sani Esq: The case is for hearing and we are ready. Abdullateef Akangbe Esq: We are ready. Court: Proceed. Yakubu Sani Esq: We intend to call 10 witnesses and 3 are in court. However, because of the importance of the evidence of the Exhibit in the just determination of this case, and who is presently in court, we humbly apply that the said Exhibit Keeper of the State CID Office Sokoto in person of Insp. Abubakar Ahmad, we apply that he be summoned to give evidence in this case. The application is brought pursuant to Section 317(a) of the ACJL of Sokoto State 2019. We urge the court to grant the application. Abdullateef Akangbe Esq: No objection in the interest of justice. Court: The application in the light of the submission of the prosecuting counsel and the no objection response of the defence counsel, is hereby granted. An order of this court is hereby made granting leave to the prosecuting counsel to call Inspr. Abubakar Ahmad Page 5 of 36