statement to PW1 or officers of the ICPC. He further stated that
while in the office of PW1, Solomon Adakwu (now at large) and
PW1 were discussing in Hausa Language and that the 2nd
Defendant did not understand Hausa.
Now as I stated earlier, the prosecution can established its case
and secure conviction on either the confessional statement of the
Defendant or by circumstantial evidence or evidence of eye
witnesses. In the instant case, by exhibits 6, 6(a), 7 and 7(a),
the
confessional
statements
of
the
two
Defendants,
it
corroborated the testimonies of PWs 1, 2, and 3 in making it
easier for the prosecution to established the ingredients of the
offence of making false statement or untrue statement contrary
to Section 25(1) (a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related
Offences Act, 2000.
See the cases of CHIAMAKA NNAJIOFOR V PEOPLE OF
LAGOS STATE, (2015) LPELR 24666 (CA), LAGOS Judicial
Division and IGABELE V THE STATE, (2004) 15 NWLR (pt
896) page 314.
In the instant case, by the testimonies of PWs 1, 2 and 3 and the
corroborative
confessional
statements
of
the
1st
and
2nd
Defendants as contained in exhibits 6, 6(a), 7 and 7(a), I hold
the view that the prosecution has proved the ingredients of the
offence of making false statement or untrue statement against
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