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. 25

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