As to the 2nd element that the respondent misappropriated the property entrusted to him, in law, “misappropriation” has been defined as the unauthorized use of another’s property without that person’s permission. -Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th Ed. Pg 1194 from the evidence of the respondent as DW1 both in chief and under cross examination as well as the evidence of PW1 and the substance of the contents of exhibit A and A1 which is the Hausa and English translated versions of the respondent’s extra-judicial statement and as submitted by the respondent’s counsel in their adopted written address particularly paragraph 4:12:5, the ginger were bought by PW1 through the respondent with the intention of same to be stored and sold in the future when the market price of the ginger appreciated so that PW1 can get same profit therefrom. But instead of the respondent to wait until the price of the ginger appreciated before selling the ginger, the respondent disposed of the ginger at a price lower than the price at which a bag of the ginger was purchased without the authority of PW1 as claimed by the appellant. But the respondent through his counsel submitted that the sale of the ginger was authorized by PW1 through her brother one Muh’d Bashir Aliyu who testified as PW2 relying on the evidence of PW2and his extra-judicial statement admitted as exhibit AA. The question now is, is there any piece of evidence in the evidence of PW2 or his extra-judicial statement which shows that he did actually Page 19 of 25

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