It is also clear that the 1st Defendant knew that the land
does not belong to him and that Exhibit “F” never
empowered him to divide the land into plots and sell
same. 1st Defendant issued receipts and letters of
allocation and signed them as if 1st Defendant is the
original allottee or had Power of Attorney to so do.
From the totality of the evidence adduced before me, is
it not very clear that 1st and 2nd Defendants merely
collected monies from unsuspecting members of the
public on the pretext that they were selling what was
theirs when they knew full well that the land wasn’t
theirs?
Without much ado, I am very convinced.
From the testimonies of PW1, PW2, PW3, PW4, PW5
and PW6 that 1st Defendant induced PW2, PW4 and
PW5 to transfer monies to him under false pretence. He
is guilty as charged.
Indeed, proof beyond reasonable doubt does not means
proof beyond the shadow of a doubt. The law would fail
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