- Kolo V. COP (2019) 22 WRN at 25. It was the contention of the learned defence counsel that due process was not followed by the officers in obtaining the alleged confessional statement hence the voluntariness of the statement is questionable. Now the evidence of PW1 (ASPI Ibrahim Hassan) who recorded the statement of the defendant shows that after he cautioned the defendant in Hausa Language, he also informed the defendant all his rights concerning statement taking such as his right not to say anything that his father was around throughout the statement taking and that what he said will be reduced in writing before the defendant volunteered his statement, and the defence counsel did not cross examined the witness on this aspect of his evidence. In consideration of all the foregoing evidence adduced by the prosecution and relevant laws that were applied to the evidence, it is the humble view of this court that the prosecution has proved its case against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt in respect of the offence of rape punishable under section 260 of the penal code law of sokoto state of Nigeria 2019, and found you Wadata Dan Umma guilty as charged. ALLOCUTUS A.A. Magaji Esq: In view of the judgment just delivered we seek the leave of this Hon. Court in line with the provision of 301 of ACJL 2019 to call a witness as to the character of the defendant. Court: Permission granted. Page 18 of 22