of ANKWA V STATE, (1969) 1 ALL NLR 133 and section 196(1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015. He also referred me to the testimonies of DW1, DW3 and DW4 to the effect that the 1st Defendant was not in Abuja on 18th and 19th of August, 2015 but in Kaduna State, a place outside the jurisdiction of this Court at the alleged time of the commission of the crime. Learned Counsel for the Defendants therefore contended that the prosecution failed to prove the offence contrary to Section 25 (1) (a) of the Act. In respect of count 2, he submitted that the prosecution failed to prove the offence of impersonation against the 1st Defendant beyond reasonable doubt. He submitted that there is no evidence that the 1st Defendant impersonated any officer of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) on record. He stated that there is no evidence before the Court that the 1st Defendant was in contact with PW1 on 19th August, 2015 in any way let alone of personating the officer(s) of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). He then enumerated at paragraph 3.8 of his address the ingredients of the offence under the Act and then submitted that he who asserts must prove. Learned Counsel then contended that the offence of personation under Section 132 of the Penal Code, 25

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