ascertained as a fact that the policy file of Fine Trust Academy exist in Abuja Municipal Area Council. PW3 then testified that they invited the Land Registry Staff of Abuja Municipal Area Council to brief them on the existence of the policy file of Fine Trust Academy. Thus, PW3 testified that in the course of interview with the Registry Staff, the policy file of Fine Trust Academy was produced. PW3 testified that when they studied the policy file of Fine Trust Academy, they discovered that some pages in the policy file were removed and missing. He stated also that they discovered that Fine Trust Academy applied for the land since 1997, three years before the allocation to Pax Education Resource. According to PW3 they further discovered that the application form for land allocation of Fine Trust Academy was altered by the 1st Defendant from 1997 to 2005. PW3 stated that they now called on the Nominal Complainant Mr. Effiong whether he is aware of the alteration and Mr. Effiong, PW4 said that he was able to make a photocopy of the application before he submitted the original copy to Abuja Municipal Area Council. PW3 stated that in the course of their investigation, they discovered further that the application of Fine Trust Academy was processed and the land charted in favour of Fine Trust Academy. PW3 testified that when the 1st Defendant was confronted with the evidence, the 1st Defendant confessed to them that he was the person that processed the land in favour of Pax Education Resource, a company of his cousin and relation. PW3 testified also that they invited the 2nd Defendant. And that the 2nd Defendant confessed that he was the signatory to the two allocation letters for Fine Trust Academy and Pax Education Resource. According to PW3 that the 2nd Defendant confessed that it was a human error for him to have signed Pax Education Resource allocation letter after he had earlier signed the allocation letter of Fine Trust Academy. Then exhibits 6, 6(a), 7, 7(a),(b) 9, 10, 11 and 11(a) were admitted in evidence through PW3. While the photocopy of the application form of Fine Trust Academy was rejected in evidence and marked as R8. 5

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