On the issue of prosecution suppressed the Defendant’s
statements, it is submitted that the case file that was
transmitted to the Legal Department which was vetted
and which resulted into the filing of this instant charge was
by STF2 headed by CSP Ibrahim Musa and members of his
team. The prosecution team were not handed over any
duplicate case file by STF1, which equally investigated the
Defendant.
That there was no deliberate plan by the prosecution to
suppress the statement of the Defendant.
It is submitted that the prosecution has proved its case
against the Defendant beyond reasonable doubt as
required by law.
Court is urged to find the Defendant
guilty as charged and convict him accordingly.
The Defendant’s counsel filed a 16-page reply on points
of law dated 16/4/18 wherein counsel in response to
paragraph 2.2 to 2.4 of the prosecution’s final address,
submitted that there is no report of findings of the alleged
committee
on
the
Audit
of
Defence
Equipment
Procurement (CADEP) tendered and admitted in the trial
before this court to substantiate and confirm the assertion
made or support the purported evidence in the cited
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