marked as Exhibit ‘A’ and Exhibit ‘A1’ which are the Hausa
and English translated version respectively.
After the close of the prosecution’s case, the defence called 1
witness who happened to be the defendant himself, and upon
the close of the defence case, the matter was thereafter
adjourned for adoption of counsel’s respective filed written
address.
During the adoption of parties’ respective written addresses,
the prosecution urged this court to convict the defendant as
charged, while the defence counsel urge this court to acquit
and discharge the defendant.
In ty producedheir respective written addresses, both the
prosecution and the defence counsel, only formulated one (1)
issue for determination.
For the purpose of this judgment, this court having hybrid the
two (2) issues, formulated one (1) issue for determination,
and the issue so formulated, is so comprehensive as to take
care of all the issues formulated by parties and is hereby
produced below as follows:“Whether considering the totality of the evidence led
before this Honourable Court the prosecution has proved
its case beyond reasonable doubt against the defendant in
respect of the offences with which the defendant was
arraigned.”
The case of the prosecution against the defendant, is as
presented by the evidence of the prosecution witnesses and
the exhibits tendered and admitted in evidence before this
court.
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