matter to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Cops, Sokoto State Command Headquarters who eventually preferred a First Information Report against the respondent and took him to Chief Magistrate Court 1 sokoto for the offences of Criminal Breach of Trust, Criminal Misappropriation and Cheating punishable under sections 312, 309 and 222 of the penal code. For the purpose of determining this appeal this court has decided to adopt issue No.2 as formulated by the appellant’s counsel because the issue apart from being substancially the same with issue NO.2 formulated by the respondent’s counsel, is also all encompassing to address all the issues raised by counsel in this appeal, and is hereby reproduced below as follows:“Whether the trial court properly evaluated the evidence led before it by both parties before the trial court discharged and acquitted the respondent of the offences with which he was charged?” The two {2} counts charges for the offences of criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation punishable under sections 302 and 298 of the penal code law 2019 of Sokoto state under which the respondent was tried, discharged and acquitted by the trial court, are hereby reproduced below as follows:“Charge No.1 Page 6 of 25

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