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prepared by the Court Recorder; as such, I have a competent grasp
of
the evidence adduced by the parties.
I have carefully considered the entire evidence presented
before
I have also considered the Final Written Addresses (issues
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therein and arguments) of the parties.
The facts of this case reveal that the defendant was arrested by the
EFCC on the basis
of an intelligence report after conducting
surveillance upon the belief that Defendant committed the offences
of fraudulent impersonation and fraud.
It is trite that in criminal cases the proseculion
has the burden to
prove its pase beyond reasonable doubt. The prosecution is expected
to establish or prove all the elements of the offence for which the
Defendant
is charged. Slhere the prosecution fails to
establish or
prove any or all the elements of the offencq, the charge must be
resolved in favour of the Defendant. Similarly, where a doubt arises
in the case of the prosecution, it must be resolved in favour of the
Defendant. See AMAH v. STATE(2023) 3 NWLR (Pt. 1871) 301
at 3i23, paras. C-D& 324 - 325, wherein the Supreme Court held
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