_"**_""."1""_-." I :l ' .,1 l' :] I doesn't know why he was arestecl. He was not infi;rmeii reason for his arrest, and the trFCC officers kept asking phone, car and laptop. *i tiie liim lbr' It was when he was in their vehicle that he was told why he was arrested and that he would be taken to EFCC zonal office in Benin where everything Defendant will be explaineci io hirn, testified that he was not in possession of anv phorre because one cannot tie"in possession of phone while sleeping. admitted making a statement to the EFCC but alleged that lie FIe r.vas not cautioned and was told that he would be ailowed tu gi, iiuiiro after writing the statement. When he was arested and pr-rt insrde the bus, the first request he made was to call his parents, but he clicin't want to call his father who was receiving treatrnent and is still being hospitaltzed, because he wouldn't want to cause stress Lci liis ;i,iil;si". He testifiecl that'he wrote a statement on 22nd June 2021, arrrl iiiar thc investigating officers asked him questions and he wrote clor,vll answers according to what he remembered He stated that the investigating officer asl<ed for iris brri,*iiirii; ;i' he is a fiaudster and he said no. He was however told to ir;r;:uir:,."hc fact that he is a fraudster and that the case would be easier {br That the investigator asked irir^n. if he has Badoo acconnt ancl lie saicl he joined Facebook in 2012. He gave the investigating officer 2012 . date for his first Facebook and first email account opening. iie if be easier 8 as was he agt'ees that he is a fiauirislcr'.