goods leaves
a definite impression on the mind of the court. That is
deliberateness on her part not to supply goods based upon a false premise,
pretence or pretext or representation that she was going to do so.
ln respect of PW2, the evidence before court show the Defendant as a
relied and barefaced liar. She initially stated that she neither knew or had
knowledge of the fact that PW2 paid the sum of N938,500= into her account.
When confronted by the prosecutor with Exh., D about the fact that indeed the
said sum of money was paid into her account, she did a summersault, a volteface, and then snappishly, buy knowingly admitted that PW2 indeed paid that
sum of money for which she, the defendant never supplied anything.
The Defendant from the evidence had a discussion with PW2 on the
phone, when she the defendant went along with PW1 to her, that is, PW1's
house"
That discussion between PW2 and the Defendant led to PW2 parting with
her money, collect with the knowledge and counsel of PW1. So, PW2's evidence
before the court that she has not been supplied anything, despite paying for the
said goods, and relying upon the representation to the Defendant which made
her to part with that sum of money, becomes reasonable.
ln point of fact, PW2's evidence is unchallenged. That is the finding of this
court, and, I so hold.
From the evidence before the Court, the Defendant kept on giving PWl
and PW2 excuses why the said goods were not supplied to them PW1's
evidence to the fact that she made her enquires about the nameless and
faceless Alhaji, and discovered that they were lies by the defendant has not been
challenged either.
The defendant from the evidence kept on switching off her phone lines.
She was avoiding PW1 and PW2. The police in turn found her evasive, and had
to track her line, which eventually led to her arrest through the arrest of the said
tricycle rider whom she was always having communication with" Evidence of
PW1, PW2 and PW3 concur.
Her quick relocation from where she, the defendant lived to Agbarho
speaks volumes. All designed to evade arrest, and perherps, disappear into thin
air.
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