therefore requested for the money he paid, the accused refunded the sum of N100,000.00 to PW3 remaining the balance of N270,000.00, PW3 thereafter reported the accused to the Police, accused was arrested, at the Police Station the accused made an undertaking to pay back the money but the balance was never paid. PW5 Tony Uche a businessman at Utako Market. He knew the accused as agent who used to get shop for people. In July 2007, PW5 approached the accused person for shop and subsequently paid the accused the sum of N250,000.00 upon request by the accused person. The said sum represent one year rent; it was paid to the accused at two installments by PW5, the accused gave PW5 a receipt and later made a written agreement with PW5. The receipt was admitted in evidence as Exhibit H1 while the agreement was admitted in evidence as Exhibit H2. The accused did not refund the money collected from PW5 nor give any shop to PW5. The right of the accused to cross-examine PW4 and PW5 were foreclosed because he refused to cross-examine them after several adjournments. The accused cross-examined PW1, PW2 and PW3 but refused to cross-examine PW4 and PW5 after he had been given the opportunity to do so; he insisted on getting a lawyer of his own choice. The accused even rejected a lawyer from Legal Aid Council insisting on a lawyer of his own choice. 7