COUNT 1 That you Mohammed Ali Balogun sometime in the month of September 2003 at Abuja being a public officer in the discharge of your official duties as a chief magistrate did ask for the sum of N100,000.00K (One Hundred Thousand Naira only) as gratification from Dr. Isidore Nnadi in order to show favour in the judgment of the cases he has before your court and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 10(a) (ii) of the Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Act 2000. COUNT II That you Mohammed Ali Balogun on 21st of September 2003 at Abuja being a public officer in the discharge of your official duty as a chief magistrate received the sum of N50,000.00K(Fifty Thousand Naira only) as gratification from Dr. Isidore Nnadi in order to show favour in the judgment of the cases he has before your court and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 10(a)(ii) of the Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Act 2000. The Accused person pleaded not guilty to the charges. In proving its case against the accused, the prosecution called six witnesses and tendered seven 2