(a)
(b)
(c)
The confessional statement of the accused, or
Circumstantial evidence; or
Evidence of eye witness.
She relied on the case of EMEKA V STATE, (2001) 14 NWLR
(pt 734) page 666 at 683 and section 135 of the Evidence Act,
2011(as amended).
In relation to Count 1 for the offence of obtaining money by false
pretence the learned prosecuting Counsel enumerated at page 4
of her final address the ingredients of the offence as provided by
section 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud
Related Offences Act 2006 and submitted that the prosecution
has proved the said ingredients. She relied on the cases of
ALAKE V STATE (1991) NNLR (pt205) page 567 at 591,
ONWUDIWE V FRN (2006) 10 NWLR (pt985) page 382 at
429-430 paragraphs G-C.
The learned prosecution then referred me to the testimonies of
PWs 2,5 and 7 to the effect that the Defendant obtained a right of
occupancy over property situate at FCT Plot No L84 within Dape
District from PW7 under the false pretence of carrying out
revalidation at Abuja Geographic Information System on behalf of
Haruna Audu Mamza, PW5. The learned
prosecuting Counsel
submitted that instead of the Defendant to carry out the
revalidation of the Plot at Abuja Geographic Information System,
he sold out the property at the cost of N3,900,000.00as a bona
fide owner to Maryam Buba, PW2. The learned prosecuting
Counsel strongly relied on the evidence of PW2, the property
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