However as at the time fiat was issued, the statutory period for the appellant to appeal against the judgment, had already elapsed. As such the appellant by a Motion No. SS/M.237/2021 which was heard by this court presided over by Hon. Justice Bello Duwale delivered it’s ruling on 1/7/2021 extending time within which the appellant may file it’s notice of appeal to challenge the decision of the trial court. Consequently, on 2/7/2021, the appellant filed its notice of appeal as well as grounds of appeal to challenge the judgment of the trial court. From the three {3} grounds of appeal filed by the appellant, the appellant submitted two {2} issues for determination in this appeal and are hereby reproduced below as follow:1. Whether the appellant {the prosecution at the trial court} called evidence against the respondent in proof of the offences charged to warrant the trial court to have convicted the respondent as charged instead of entering an order of discharge and acquittal as effected by the trial court in its judgment delivered on the 31st day March, 2021 2. Whether the trial court properly evaluated the evidence led before it by both the appellant and the respondent before the trial court discharged and acquitted the respondent of the offences.” Page 3 of 25

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