tendered, has been purportedly signed. Details of our argument will made in our final address. Chile Okoroma Esq: The document sought to be tendered is the original document signed and therefore admissible in evidence on the face it. The essence of fronting loading is only to give the other party notice. At the address, the reply will contain the details and the document is admissible as that is not the condition of admissibility that the document must confirm with what is in the proofs. We urge the court to discountenanced the objection. Court: On the basis of the evidence of PW3 and the substance of the contents of the original document sought to be tendered, the document is relevant and admissible. According the complaint against Dahiru Mohammed (the defendant) written by Hamza Liman & Co. addressed to the EFCC Zonal Head, Sokoto dated 23/6/2021, sought to be tendered in evidence by the prosecution, is hereby admitted in evidence and marked as Exhibit ‘B’. Chile Okoroma Esq: You said the defendant volunteered a statement, how was the statements recorded? PW3: The statement was written by the representative of the defendant. The 1st was written down by the friend of the defendant and the additional statement was recorded by his counsel on the EFCC statement sheet bearing the EFCC logo and the inscription of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on the face of it. The defendant before making the statements was duly cautioned in English language and interpreted to him by his friend and the 2nd one by his counsel, which he duly signed after undertaking the contents. Page 18 of 43

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