the issue. PW3 testified that both himself, the 2nd and 3rd
Defendants proceeded to meet the 1st Defendant wherein the
Defendants admitted that there was a problem and the
Defendants agreed to sort out the problem or provide
alternative plots to PW1. Then PW4, the investigating officer in
his narration before the Court that in the course of his
investigation he confirmed exhibits 1 and 2 as not genuine.
On the otherhand, the case of the 3rd Defendant, Cyranus
Valentine is that the 1st Defendant met him and told him that
he has land for sale. The 1st Defendant gave him the title
documents which he verified at the Abuja Municipal Area
Council land Zonal Office as genuine. DW1 testified that PW1’s
cousin, PW3, Emmanuel Ekhiria expressed interest in
purchasing the plots of land on behalf of PW1. According to
DW1, both PW3 and the 2nd Defendant visited the Land Zonal
office of Abuja Municipal Area Council and the plots were
confirmed genuine and thereafter PW1 through PW3 effected
payment which payment was transmitted into the account of
the 1st Defendant.
The 2nd Defendant testified as DW2. DW2 stated that PW1 had
a land transaction with the 1st Defendant in which they
confirmed the genuiness of the land from Abuja Municipal Area
Counci Zonal Land Office. Subsequently, PW1 paid for the land
and the 1st Defendant executed a Power of Attorney for the
sale to PW1. DW2 testified that PW1 instructed him to effect
change of ownership for the land and also apply for Technical
Deed Plan (TDP) from Abuja Municipal Area Council. According
to DW2 the Technical Deed Plan was not approved by Abuja
Municipal Area Council and then DW2 DWs1 and 3 met the 1st
Defendant and informed the 1st Defendant that the technical
Deed Plan was not approved by Abuja Municipal Area Council.
Dw2 testified that then the 1st Defendant told them that Abuja
Municipal Area Council having refused to approve the Technical
Deed Plan , the 1st Defendant offered alternative plot to PW1
and PW1 rejected the alternative as being too far. The 1st
Defendant offered another alternative and PW1 rejected. DW2
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