told this court that the defendant is afflicted with mental problem and that the problem started when the defendant was in primary school. This witness further told this court that the defendant was taken to the hospital but he could not state exactly when the defendant was taken to the hospital. This witness stated that the defendant was taken to Kware Psychiatric hospital in the year 2011 and that he was taken there twice in 2014. This witness further stated that the hospital at Kware issued them with a medical report. This witness further told this court that when he heard that the defendant was in detention at Sokoto correctional centre he got a medical report and after obtaining the said medical report he wrote a letter o the office of the Hon. A. G and commissioner for justice, Sokoto. The learned defence counsel Mrs. Ovia at this juncture sought to tender both the said letter written to the Hon. Attorney General and the said report obtained from Kware in evidence, the learned prosecuting counsel Mrs. H. B. Dogondaji in her response did not opposed the admissibility of the said letter to the Hon. A. G in evidence but opposed the admissibility of the said medical report obtained from Kware in respect of the defendant and reserved her reasons for doing so till final address. The said letter to the Hon. A. G and the medical report were 11

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