advantage upon relations and associates of Patrick Pillah by
causing title documents of Plot SS1 Jikwoyi Extension III to be
issued in favour of Pax Education Resource an unregistered
company belonging to Patrick Pillah’s relations and associates
and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and
punishable under Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other
Related Offences Act 2000.
COUNT THREE
That you Patrick Pillah on or about the month of October 2005
forged the Application for land form of Fine Trust Academy in
its Policy File Number 9764 from 1997 to read 2005 with intent
to cause damage or injury to Effiong Nsungusi the promoter of
Fine Trust Academy so as to support your claim of ownership to
Plot SS1 Jikwoyi Extension III in favour of Pax Education
Resource and you thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 363 and punishable under Section 364 of Penal Code
Act.
On the 15th February, 2016 the prosecution opened its case for
hearing. Four (4) witnesses testified for the prosecution. PW1
was Chimezie Aziwulu, a former staff of Federal Capital
Territory Administration and a former Surveyor posted to Abuja
Municipal Area Council (AMAC) while PW2 Michael Ola Charity a
Surveyor and was the Zonal Land surveyor posted Abuja
Municipal Area Council (AMAC).Kyauta Kuminyawo testified as
PW3, an investigating officer with Independent Corrupt
Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and
PW4 is the Nominal Complainant, Nsungusi Effiong. Several
exhibits were tendered and admitted in evidence through
prosecution witnesses while one exhibit in the course of
hearing was rejected in evidence and marked accordingly.
The brief facts and evidence of the prosecution’s case in order
to prove the facts contained in the 4th amended charge goes
thus:- In his testimony, PW1 stated that he knows the 1st and
2nd Defendants and that they were all working together at
Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). He testified that the 1st
Defendant was then the Zonal Land Manager of Abuja Municipal
Area Council while the 2nd Defendant was in the Land’s Unit of
Abuja Municipal Area Council. According to PW1 that they were
all working together in Abuja Municipal Area Council between
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