DW2:
No.
M.I. Hanafi Esq: The prosecution alleged that you thumb printed a
statement with the police?
DW2:
No I did not because I was unconscious.
M.I. Hanafi Esq: That is all for this witness.
Court:
Cross-Examination.
Abbas Samaila Esq: You said you live at Munlella Village?
DW2:
Yes and it is under Tangaza Village and the 2 villages are
under one Village Head.
Abbas Samaila Esq: Youth of Tamazawa Village are disrespectful
because they killed one Bande.
DW2:
I only heard about Bande’s incident from police at CID
Office, Sokoto. I don’t know Kabawa Village.
Abbas Samaila Esq: Do you know one Insp. Aliyu Umar who gave
evidence today?
DW2:
I don’t know him before today.
Abbas Samaila Esq: Can you remember that on 20/8/2019 you made
statement before the police?
DW2:
I can’t remember because I was unconscious because I was
beaten on the heads by those who arrested me, and it was at
Tangaza town and later taken to a police station and I came
to know this after I regain my consciousness at Tangaza
Police Station.
Abbas Samaila Esq: It means you were conscious when you made your
statement at AIG Office?
DW2:
No I was still particularly unconscious at that time.
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