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he picked the driving licence on the way.
On 27/9/2016 Police Corporal E_gbunike ·Anthony testified as Pw3.
He stated that he is with Special Anti Robbery Squad Onitsha . He
testified that on 10/2/2015 at about 18.30 hours a case of armed
robbery was transferred .from Awada Police Station to their unit for
investigation . He ,gave details of his investigation of the case and
through him the police investigation report was tendered as Exhibit F.
Through Pw3, the learned prosecution · co'unsel also tendered the
statements of the 1st defendant dated 10/02/2015 as Exhibit G and Gl
and that of the 2nd defendant dated 10/02/2015 as exhibits H and Hl.
The search warrant dated 13/2/2015 was also admitted in evidence
through Pw3 as Exhibits J and J 1.
Under cross examination the Pw3 testified that he conducted
search warrant not on the hideout of the defendants but on their house
and premises . The learned 1st defendant's counsel through Pw3
tendered the 1st defendant's statement at Awada Police Station as
Exhibit J2. The stat-ement of Ngwuchukwu Chinwendu dated 10/2/2015
was also tendered by the learned counsel to the 2nd defendant through ·
this wi~ness with that of the 2nd defendant dated 10/2/2015 as Exhibits
J3 and J4 respectively. The prosecution counsel closed her case with the
evidence of Pw3.
On the 26/10/2016, the 1st defendant opened his defence
testifying for himself as Dwl. He stated that he is_a mason by profession
and do not know the complainant in this case. Dwl testified that on
10/2/2015 he was going to work and on getting to Owerri Road people
were running helter scelter as that was the time the Governor ordered
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