the ingredients of the offence have not been proved. He relied
on the case of ADELUMOLA V THE STATE, (1988) 1 NWLR
(pt73) page 693.
On counts 3 and 4 against the 2nd Defendant at paragraphs
3.10 – 3.14 of the final written address of the Defendants,
learned Counsel submitted to the effect that from the
testimony of DW2, which is uncontroverted and uncontradicted
that DW2 only accompanied one Solomon Adukwu to the office
of PW1 and that DW2 was not in the knowledge of the
purported file, exhibit 3 as PW1 and one Solomon Adakwu
were speaking in Hausa and that DW2 does not understand
Hausa.
Learned Counsel then submitted at paragraph 3.11 of his
address that the prosecution failed to prove the ingredients
under Section 25(1) (a) of the Act against the 2nd Defendant.
He stated further that no evidence was adduced by the
prosecution that the 2nd Defendant personated the staff of
Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) and he
urged me to hold that no allegation of impersonation against
the 2nd Defendant has been proved.
On count 5 for the offence of criminal conspiracy, the learned
Counsel at paragraphs 3.15 and 3.16 of his address submitted
that the prosecution must prove an agreement to do an illegal
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