3 \ i I i ln a considered ruling detivered by this court on L-11- 2lL6,the coun overruled the objection in respect of count 1 but upheld the o_bjection in court 2 and quashed same. The prosecution fielded two witnesses one of who, pwz, did not concluded his evidence. When the PW2, the investigating officerfrom the on 2-5-2OL7 sought to tender statements recorded from the Defendant, defence counsel, objected to their admissibitity on,the EFCC, ground that they were not voluntarily made, the court ordered a trial within trial' The investigating officer testified in the trial wlthin trial and the Defendant testified in his defence- As at L2-4-2aLg when the court was to deliver a ruling in the trial within trial, the Administration of Criminal Justice Law had come into force in Delta State and,by its Section 300 it abolished trial within trial. ln line with its provisions, ruling was then reserved to be delivered along with the judgment in the charge. PWz never returned to conclude his evidence in chief or nor made himself available for cross examination. Like the pw2, prosecuting counsel watked away from and abandoned the case. After several fruitless adjournments for prosecuting counset to attend court, the Defendant entered his defence and addressed the court in the absence of prosecuting counsel. PWl Evangelist Prince Johnson Ogadje Abotu testifierl that he and the Defendant attended the st. James Angtican church, warri ii .* la [*S$t:*.t 3r i"i_." 1.-;' 1-.r;;-" & r, '{f