testified as PWs1,2 and 3. Exhibits 1,2,3,6,7 and 8 were admitted in evidence through the prosecution witnesses while exhibits 4,5 and 9 were rejected in evidence in the course of trial. The brief facts and evidence of the prosecution’s case is that PW1,Ibrahim Bomai, a public servant and Director, Treasury of Federal Capital Territory on 18th August, 2015 received a called from an unknown cell phone number. The caller asked him whether he is Ibrahim Bomai and PW1 answered “yes”. The caller then introduced himself to him as Honourable Ndanusa a Commissioner with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Honourbale Ndanusa told PW1 that he has a petition written against the former Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed and PW1. The Honourable Ndanusa then told PW1 that he would be sending two of his officers from Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) the following day, the 19th August, 2015 with a copy of the petition for PW1 to go through and then later discuss the petition with him. Then both the Honourable Ndanusa and PW1 agreed that the two staff of Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) will meet PW1 in his office at 11:00am of 19th August, 2015. PW1 testified that he became suspicious of their discussion and he then wrote a letter to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) informing them that one Honourable 5

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