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
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