On the ………..day of ………………….20………………….
the court is informed by the Attorney General of the
Federation on behalf of the Federal Republic that CD is
Charged with the following offence or offences.
Statement of offence/offences ………etc.
I have perused the Charge before me. I have earlier
said it was brought pursuant to the Criminal Procedure
Code at a time when the Administration of Criminal
Procedure
Code
was
not
yet
operational.
The
Administration of Criminal Justice Act in fact has not
abrogated the Criminal Procedure Code. The Charge
before me is short of being an information.
Charge
as
enjoined
by
Section
109
It is a
of
the
Administration of Criminal Justice Act. Even assuming it
qualifies as an information attached to it are:
1.
Proof of evidence and the names of five witnesses
with a brief of evidence of what they intend to tell the
Court.
It also contains the names and address of
witnesses and the list of Exhibits. The statements of the
Defendants made at the NSCDC are also attached.
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