charge with which the defendant is arraigned before this
court. Registrar read and explained the amended charge to
the defendant in Hausa language.
Court:
Did you hear the charge that was read over and explained to
you in Hausa language?
Defendant: Yes I heard.
Court:
Did you understand the particulars of the charge?
Defendant: Yes I understand.
Court:
Are you guilty or not guilty?
Defendant: I am not guilty
Chile Okoroma Esq. Our PW2 is Hamza Sidi Mamman Asirkawa. He
will testify in Hausa Language. We apply that the witness be
invited in to the witness box.
Court:
Permission to call PW2 in to the witness box is hereby
granted and the witness be affirmed.
PW2 (after affirmation): My name is Hamza Sidi Mamman Asirkawa. I
live at No. 26 Clerperton Road, Sokoto, for now I am not
doing my business. I don’t know the defendant. I am not
aware of the sale of any house at Bado Quarters Sokoto. Yes
I can remember I was once invited by the EFCC in
connecting with my house which I sold about 6 years ago and
the defendant resold the house to another person. The house
is located at Bado Quarters but I can’t describe the house. I
inherited the house from my elder brother late Nura Sidi
Mamman Asirkawa. I sold the house to one Umar Yahaya.
There are documents evidencing that sold the house to Umar
Yahaya. The original document of the sale agreement is lost
the document I have are photograph because I photocopies
them and kept. If I see they photocopy of the sale agreement I
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