statement to PW1 or officers of the ICPC. He further stated that while in the office of PW1, Solomon Adakwu (now at large) and PW1 were discussing in Hausa Language and that the 2nd Defendant did not understand Hausa. Now as I stated earlier, the prosecution can established its case and secure conviction on either the confessional statement of the Defendant or by circumstantial evidence or evidence of eye witnesses. In the instant case, by exhibits 6, 6(a), 7 and 7(a), the confessional statements of the two Defendants, it corroborated the testimonies of PWs 1, 2, and 3 in making it easier for the prosecution to established the ingredients of the offence of making false statement or untrue statement contrary to Section 25(1) (a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000. See the cases of CHIAMAKA NNAJIOFOR V PEOPLE OF LAGOS STATE, (2015) LPELR 24666 (CA), LAGOS Judicial Division and IGABELE V THE STATE, (2004) 15 NWLR (pt 896) page 314. In the instant case, by the testimonies of PWs 1, 2 and 3 and the corroborative confessional statements of the 1st and 2nd Defendants as contained in exhibits 6, 6(a), 7 and 7(a), I hold the view that the prosecution has proved the ingredients of the offence of making false statement or untrue statement against 38

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