He cited ETIM V THE STATE (2020) LPLR-49667 r BELLO
oKASHETU V THE STATE (2016) 15 NWLR (PT. 1534) L26t
SUNDAY ANADUE V THE STATE (2020) LPELR -49669 (CA),
RAPHAEL EWUGBA V STATE (2018) 7 NWLR (PT. 1618) 262.
From the totality of the evidence assembled and evaluation of same, there
is no doubt that there was a meeting of the minds of appellants and other
gang members facing trial at another court. That the finding of the court
was not perverse.
ISSUE TWO
He cited Sections 2, 3,
KIDNAPPING
AND
4(1) 7(L) & (2) of the DELTA STATE ANTIHOSTAGE TAKING
LAW, 2OL6;
JUDE
oNWUZULTKE V STATE (2OL7) LPELR-41889, BELLO OKASHETU V
THE STATE (2016)
ls NWLR (PT 1534) L26, DANTEL NZEGBUNE V
(2018) 11 NWLR
(pr. 1631) 559, SUNDAY ANADUE V THE STATE (2020) LPELR49669 (CA), RAPHAEL EWUGBA V STATE (2018) 7 NWLR (PT
THE STATE (2O2O) L26, SArDU HARUNA V STATE
1618) 262 which were cases from Delta State under this law.
He reproduced the evidence of witness Pw1 for prosecution to show that
kidnap has been proved beyond reasonable doubt, on the contention that it
contradicts section 15
(4) of
DSACJL 20L6,
and submitted that the
argument of Appellant's counsel did not emanate from the evidence adduce
at the lower court.
Counsel insisted
that Exhibit Pt was not a
mere
transcription from Exhibit P3 and that Pwl's testimony bears witness in his
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