b.
Induces any other person, in Nigeria or in
any country, to deliver to any person, or
c.
Obtains any property, whether or not the
property is obtained or its delivery is induced
through the medium of a contract induce by
false pretence, is guilty of an offence under
the Act.”
In order to succeed in a charge of obtaining by false
pretences, the prosecution must proof the following
ingredients.
a.
That there is a pretence
b.
That the pretence emanated from the accused.
c.
That it was false
d.
That the accused knew of its falsity or did not
believe in its truth.
e.
That there was intention to defraud.
f.
That the thing is capable of being stolen
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