It’s needless to say; same conduct was consummated while discharging his official duties. Relying on the decisions in Bassey vs The State (2012) 12 NWLR (PT 1314) 209 at 239 paragraphs B-C, this court was urged to disregard the prosecution’s evidence on grounds of contradictions where the Supreme Court stated thus: “Contradiction has been defined as a lack of agreement between facts related by two persons. It is clear to me that there is lack of agreement between facts related by PW1 and PW2. It is not a minor contradiction which can be given a wave of the back hand. It is not trivial at all as it relates to a crucial determination of point. See ANKWA VS The State (1969) 1 All NLR 133(1969) 1 SCNLR 237. In that wise, the defence urged the court to discountenance the evidence of PW2 same being contradictory. Indeed the defence appears to generally rely on the contradictory nature of the evidence of the prosecution; I am unable to see such any contradictions that go to the root of proving this count charge, if any, they are within the Dimini mis and deserving any of jettisoning with the back of the hand. In any event the Accused person by exhibit 6, which of course is his confessional statement, has admitted the offence 13

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