exhibit keeper clearly show legally admissible
evidence which I hold as strongly supportive of the
prosecution case. The shouting by PW2 is certainly
an indication that the money had been given to the
accused for those operatives in vantage positions
to know and to act hence when the Accused was
seeing them off the operatives jumped into action,
moved them back into the house, conducted search
and indeed, behold!! The said N50, 000.00K as
marked were found in the house beneath a sofa. With
the foregoing I found count one of the charges as
proved beyond reasonable doubt by the prosecution
and against the accused. The cases on hearsay
evidence that’s Osuoha vs State (2010) 16 NWLR (Pt
1219) 365 at 402 paragraph G-H and Ekpo vs State
(2001) 7 NWLR (PT 712) 292 at 304-C.A are of no
assistance to the defence.
In count II of the charge the required ingredients
are as follows:
(1)Any person
(2)Corruptly
(3)Receives
(4)Property
(5)For Himself
(6)Any favour to be afterwards shown
(7)By a public officer
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