statement of Okike Godwin Uchechukwu and the statements of
the Defendant, exhibits 6,6(a) and 6(b) respectively.
Thus, learned prosecuting Counsel submitted that the false
pretence on the part of the Defendant is that at the time he sold
plot L84 Dape District to PW2 and gave her the right of
occupancy over the Plot, the Defendant knew that he did not own
the property in question. According to the learned prosecuting
Counsel, because the defendant’s false pretence on PW2, PW2
parted with her N3,900,000.00 believing that the Defendant owns
the property. Hence learned prosecuting Counsel submitted that
by the Defendant’s action and conduct and the exhibits tendered,
the Defendant had an intentional pervision of truth for the
purpose of inducing PW2 to part with her N3,900,000.00.
In respect of counts 2,3,4 and 5 in the charge which principally
deal with forgery and using as genuine document, the learned
prosecuting Counsel at page 10 paragraph 3 set out the elements
or ingredient required to prove the offence. She then referred me
to the evidence of PWs1, 5 and 7 and submitted that their
evidence
are
consistent
that
the
offer
of
terms
of
grant/conveyance of approval dated 27th November, 2001 over
plot L84 Dape
District attached to exhibit 2 was given to the
Defendant for the purpose of recertification and the Defendant
also by exhibit 6, admitted collecting the title document from
PW7. She then contended that the General form of affidavit dated
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