11th of May 2010 respectively; Exhibits U, U1 and V, the Extra-Judicial Statements of PW7, Asabe Maiangwa, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Jalingo, which are dated the 15th and the 16th of November 2005, and 12th of July 2007; Exhibit Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z14 and Z16, the ExtraJudicial Statements of PW10, Alhaji Abubakar Tutare, the Commissioner for Finance, dated 17th of November 2005, 24th of November 2005, and 12th of July 2007; Report of the Accountant General of Taraba State for Year 2007, 2008 and 2009 admitted as Exhibits NN1, NN2 and NN3 respectively. As regards the Offences of Criminal Breach of Trust and Criminal Misappropriation, Learned Counsel representing the Defence made a Corporate Submission and Argument on both Offences, arguing that they relate to the same Alleged Act of the Defendant and then gave a Critical Analysis of the Evidence proffered by the Prosecution in proof of these Offences pertaining to the Taraba State Government Funds. Conversely, Learned Senior Counsel representing the Prosecution submitted and argued on all the Offences Separately. These Arguments will be infused into the Court’s Analysis in the determination of the Case. It is important to note that throughout their Written Addresses, contentions in regard to Accomplice; Corroborative Evidence; Hearsay Evidence; Documentary Hearsay; Contradictions and Competent Witnesses pervade throughout the Written Submissions of Learned Counsel and Learned Senior Counsel and it appears that each Argument was recurrently restated. CONTENTIONS… Now, it is expedient for the Court at this point, to consider the strenuous contentions made by Learned Counsel representing the Defence on the contention that PW6, Mr. Abdulkadir Umar Nagari, PW7, Mrs. Asabe Maiangwa and PW10, Alhaji Abubakar Tutare for the purpose of proving Counts 1, 2 and 6, relating to Stationeries, are all Self-Proclaimed Accomplices in Law, and also the contention that the Chief Stores Officer was 51