A glance at the offer letter given by 1st Defendant who
gave evidence as DW1 to PW2, PW4 and PW5 shows
contrary. The offer letter given to PW2, PW4 and PW5
were all given in 2011 contrary to DW1 assertion that
they were given in 2008.
I have equally seen Exhibits “D1” – “D6” tendered by
DW1 which tend to suggest that 1st Defendant paid
money to some Gbagi indigenes who were occupying
the said plot of land. But failed woefully to called at
least one witness to corroborate his assertion as proper
foundation was not laid to show that the picture was
taken on the subject matter.
Qst.. Where are they said indigenes? Why were they not
called to testify to that effect? Are they death or alive?
Anybody could have posed anywhere for pictures to be
taken and used in court. I however must absence that in
tendering such picture photograph(s) the evidence of
one or two of them allegedly paid the compensation
who appeared in the picture photograph becomes
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