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 11

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