officers by assuming same when they are not. He then referred
me to exhibits 3,6 6 (a),7 and 7 (a) respectively and the evidence
of
PWs 1 and 2 and contented that the Defendants by their
statements explained the roles played relating to how they
hatched plans to approach PW1 with the Independent Corrupt
Practices Commission (ICPC)
case file and the actual showing of
the case file to PW1. The learned prosecution submitted that
these facts have been ascertained and proved at the trial. He
relied on the cases of ANTHONY NWACHUKWU V THE STATE,
(2007) NWLR (pt1062) page 31 and MODUPE V THE
STATE, (1988) LPELR 1888(SC).
The learned persecution further submitted that the
Defendants by exhibit 3 and its contents, was decorated
to appear as if it was emanating
from the Independent
Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) which was showed to PW1
in his office and the Defendants were arrested with the file,
exhibit 3 in PW1’s office by PW2 and his team. The learned
prosecution submitted that the evidence of PW1, Ibrahim
Mohammed Bomai, PW2, Muhammed Idris and PW3,
Linus Gubi together with exhibit 3 corroborates the
confessional statements of the Defendants that the
offence of personation of a public officer under section
132 of the Penal Code has been proved and he urged me
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