Habila Jonathan Esq: The defendant is before the court and speaks English language. The matter is for continuation of hearing. We have a witness in court and we are ready. Prof. Ibrahim Abdullahi SAN: We are ready. Court: You may proceed. Habila Jonathan Esq: Our PW4 is Barr. Yahaya Yunusa Gwazawa. He will testify in English language. PW4 (after affirmation): My name is Yahaya Yunusa Gwazawa. I live at Mana Area Sokoto. I am a Legal Practitioner. I know the defendant. I could remember in July, 2021, precisely first week of July when the defendant’s younger brotherAlhaji Umar called me via a phone call that he wanted to see that his brother is in EFCC custody. We met at Kaduna Road and he told me that he want me to represent his brother at the EFCC. The next day I went to the EFCC together with the said Alhaji Umar and went to the investigating officer and he said the defendant want to make additional statement. He told me that the defendant had on the previous date made a statement he then brought the defendant and the defendant said though he understands English but he cannot write fluently in English. He then authorized me to write the statement on his behalf in the presence of the Investigation Officer Mr. Akpan (PW). The defendant signed the authorization authorizing to record his statement. Because Akpan cannot understand Hausa, he asked me to communicate with the defendant in English language. The defendant narrated his statement which I recorded in English language and signed as a recorder after the defendant had signed. That is all. Page 37 of 43