AUGIE JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The appel ant and another defendant were arraigned before the Lagos StateHigh Court and charged with offences of conspiracy to obtain money by false pretences, obtaining money by false pretences , forgery, uttering forged documents. He pleaded not guilty to counts 1 to 4 of the 6-count charge and to prove its case, the prosecution called the following:
- PW1 , Senator James Olagunju Kolawole - The victim;
PW2 , Boniface Uzoechi - An EFCC Operative ; PW3 , Chie f Ha ppy Ekojikoko - The Hote l Proprietor ;
PW4 , Lanre Agunbiade - The Hotel Manager ;
PW5 , Otunba Tunde Tiamiyu Seriki - Le gal Practitioner ;
PW6 , Rita Nkechi Ibekaku - An EFCC Operative ;
PW7 , Alex Ebbah - An EFCC Operative ;
PW8 , Alhaji Olatunji Azeez - Partner of PW1’s estate agent; and
PW9 , Oluwatoyin Olufunke Evbotokhai - An EFCC Operative ; The prosecution’s case is that the appellant and one Oluwole Aborisade, PW1’s cousin, introduced a property at …