sufficient to give the Defendant notice of the offence with which he is charged.” In the instant case, a careful perusal of the counts charge and the offences against the Defendants, the particulars of the offence disclosed that the offences were committed on or about the 19th August, 2015 in Abuja. The particulars of the offence or information as filed by the prosecution it sufficiently described the roles of the Defendants in committing the offences charged. The date on the charge and the evidence of PW1 that the 1st Defendant called him on 18th August, 2015 is not material as raised by the learned Counsel. In fact the particulars state on or about the 19th August, 2015 and it could therefore be either before or on the 19th August, 2015. And a close look at Section 196 of Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 it did not talk about date but rather the charge as a mandatory requirement, must contain particulars of time and place of the commission of the offence. And by the evidence of PW1 and exhibits 6, 6(a), 7 and 7(a), the phone call placed to the witness, PW1 by the 1st Defendant was on 18th August, 2015 at about 9:15pm. This position is in consonance with Section 36 (6) (a) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) which provides: “Every person who is charged with a criminal offence shall be entitled to (a) be informed promptly in the 49

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