Edet presented themselves to PW1 as the Independent Corrupt
Practices Commission (ICPC)
officers sent by Honourable
Ndanusa (the 1st Defendant). The testimony of PW2, Mohammed
Idris, the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC)
investigating officer is also critical and key in the instant case.
According to PW2, when he emerged from the conference room of
PW1, he confronted the 2nd Defendant and Solomon Adakwu
whether they are officers of Independent Corrupt Practices
Commission (ICPC) and that they should produce their identity
cards. PW2 testified that he produced his ICPC identity card and
then asked the 2nd Defendant and Solomon Adakwu to do the
same thing if they are actually officers of ICPC. According to PW2,
the 2nd Defendant and Solomon Adakwu started panicking and
told PW2 that they were actually sent by Honourable Ndanusa
Dauda Salihu, that is, the 1st Defendant.
By the evidence of PW1 and PW2, firstly the 1st Defendant
introduced himself to PW1 as Honourable Ndanusa, a Honourable
Commissioner with Independent Corrupt Practices Commission
(ICPC). Secondly, 1st Defendant told PW1 that he would be
sending two officers of the Commission to bring exhibit 3 which
the 2nd Defendant and Solomon Adakwu did and presented or
hold themselves to PW1 as officers of Independent Corrupt
Practices Commission (ICPC) being sent by their boss, the 1st
Defendant. And by exhibit 3 and its contents especially the
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