Court: In the consideration of the defendant’s counsel application for bail and the no objection response of the prosecuting counsel to the grant of the application, the defendant is hereby granted bail in the sum of N500,000 with 2 sureties in like sum each. The sureties must be residents of Sokoto metropolis with evidence of ownership of landed property within the jurisdiction of this court. Application granted. Signed Hon. Justice Mohammed Mohammed (Judge) 31/3/2022 Court resumed 27/5/2022 Appearances: Chile Okoroma Esq. with H. Anasoh Esq. and Habila Jonathan Esq. for the prosecution. Prof. Ibrahim Abdullahi SAN with Ladan Ibrahim Esq, Shamsu A. Daudu Esq. and Ummu Abdurrahman Esq. for the defendant. Chile Okoroma Esq: We have an application for the amendment of our charge which was filed on 21/4/2022 and we urge the court to accept same as the amended charge. Prof. Ibrahim Abdullahi SAN: No. objection. Court: In consideration of the application of the learned prosecuting counsel for the amendment of the charge earlier filed on the 17/2/2022 with the amended charge filed on the 21/4/2022 as well as the provisions of Section 215 (1) of the ACJL of Sokoto State 2019 coupled with the no objection response of the defendant’s counsel, application for amendment of the earlier charged with the amended charge, is hereby granted. Consequently, the amended charge is hereby deemed as the Page 9 of 43