(supra) states the ingredients of the offence of forgery and uttering of a false document. To prove the offence under count 3 of the charge, the prosecution relied on the evidence of PWs3, 4 exhibits 7 and 22. I have perused the evidence of PWs3 and 4. PW3 is the investigating officer from Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in this case. PW3 narrated the course of his investigation activities pursuant to a petition written on behalf of PW4, exhibit 3. PW3 testified as follows:“When we studied the policy file of Fine Trust Academy, we discovered that some pages were removed and missing. We now discovered that Fine Trust Academy applied for the land since 1997 three years before the allocation letter to Pax Education Resource. In the application of Fine Trust Academy, we discovered that the date of the application form was altered by the 1st Defendant from 1997 to 2005” PW3 further testified in his evidence in-chief thus:“We now called the Petitioner, Mr. Effiong and he said that he was able to photocopy the application before submission to Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).” PW3 stated:- “ the date that was altered was given to us by the Petitioner which was 1997.” On the otherhand, PW4 in his evidence stated generally the contact between himself and DW4 i.e the 1st Defendant as regards the allocation of Plot SS1 Jikwoyi Extension III that culminated into the police arraigning him before the Magistrate Court. However, under cross examination by the 1st Defendant’s Counsel, PW4 testified as follows:“I can see exhibit 7. When I was given the application form there was no official stamp at the left hand corner. Further, the alteration on the date was not there.” 56