(2)
Exhibit B medical report Amina Aliyu.
(3)
Exhibit C:- statement of Faiza/Faika Abdulrahman recorded
at state CID sokoto.
(4)
Exhibit D:- statement of Amina Aliyu recorded at state CID
sokoto.
(5)
Exhibit E and E1:- statement of the defendant recorded at
state CID sokoto
(6)
Exhibit F:- sample signature of PW
After the close of the prosecution case, the defendant testified in his
defence as DW1 and called one witness who also testified as DW2 and
close his case on 23rd day of November, 2023.
Parties then filed exchanged and sub sequential adopted their final
written address.
On the date of the adoption, the defence counsel after adopting their
written address urge the court to acquit and discharged the defendant
because according to him, the prosecution failed to prove all the
elements of the offences with which the defendant was charged. The
prosecution on the other hand, urge the court to convict the defendant
the as charged because according to her, the prosecution has proved all
the elements of the offence of rape against the defendant.
After both counsel adopted their respective written address, the case
was thereafter adjourned for judgment.
For the purpose of this judgment I here decided to adopt the sole issue
as formulated by the learned DPP with some -------- prosecution
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