countered by the Prosecution. The Court gave a Considered Ruling refusing
the Application and ordered the Commencement of the Trial.
The Ruling was Appealed by the Defendant through the Court of Appeal and
the Supreme Court, and at every Step of the Way, his Appeal was dismissed.
The Substantive Trial commenced on the 19th of May 2010 and took a long
time to Completion due to the Protracted Trial Within a Trial for all of the
Defendant’s Statements and extensive Cross-Examinations.
During the Trial, the Prosecution called Fourteen (14) Witnesses in proof of
his Case, whilst the Defence called Four (4) Witnesses, including the
Defendant, who testified in his Defence.
Due to the Intensity of Evidence spanning Three Record Books and Exhibits
adduced across board,the Court will adopt a Style of Setting the evidence
relative to Specific Sets of Circumstances involving Different Offences, Dates,
Parties and Witnesses as well as the Events leading up to the Charge, and
then situate the Testimonies of every Appropriate Witness to their Relevant
Set of Circumstances.
At the Close of Evidence, Parties were requested to file their Final Written
Addresses, and the Defendant filed his Final Written Address on the 9th of
November 2017, dated the same date.
After an exhaustive analysis of the evidence, the Defence, Mr. Olalekan Ojo
Esq., formulated Two Issues for the Court’s determination, namely:1. Whether the Prosecution has proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt the
Offences of Criminal Breach of Trust, Dishonest Misappropriation of
Property, taking of Gratification and Obtaining Valuable Things
without Consideration as a Public Office Holder with which the
Defendant was charged in Counts 1 to 41 of the Charge filed against
the Defendant, having regard to the Quantity and Quality of the
Evidence adduced by the Prosecution, the Evidence elicited from the
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