Court:
The statement of Sabo Usman (3rd Defendant) recorded by
the witness in Hausa Language on 25/1/2020 and translated
by Inspector Aliyu Umar into English Language Sought to be
tendered by the prosecution and which has not been objected
to by the defence, is hereby admitted in evidence and marked
as exhibit ‘A’ and ‘A1’ respectively.
Abbas Samaila Esq: That is all for this witness.
Court:
Cross-Examination.
M.I. Hanafi Esq: A part from taking the statement of the 3rd Defendant,
you have not done anything in respect of the investigation of
this case?
PW 1:
Yes I also did not visit the scene of the incident. I did not also
saw the corpse of the deceased. I also don’t know whether the
3rd Defendant was one of those who went to Kabawa for the
fight.
M.I. Hanafi Esq: That is all for this witness.
Court:
Re-Examination.
Abbas Samaila PSC: No re-examination and we apply that the witness be
discharged.
Court:
The witness is discharged.
Abbas Samaila PSC: Our PW2 is Detective Isiyaka Abdullahi. He will
testify in English Language.
Court:
Let PW2 move into the witness box and affirm himself.
PW2:
(After affirmation): My name is Inspector Isiyaka Abdullahi,
and a public servant and a police detective attached to Zonal
Criminal Investigation Department, Zonal Headquarters
Zone 10, Sokoto as an IPO. I have been with the Zonal
Headquarters for about 6years, I know one of the Defendants
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