SALIMOU BOLATITO LAWAL V. THE QUEEN

BAIRAMIAN, F.J. (delivering the judgement of the Court):- The appellant was convicted on two counts of false pretences laid under section 419 of the Criminal Code. One count alleged that he:-

"on or about the 18th day of April, 1961, at Lagos, with intent to defraud, obtained from the Co-operative Supply Association Limited, 50 Cartons of Corned Beef, 20 Cases of Bar Soap, 5 Cartons of Oval tine valued #266 by falsely pretending that cheque No. 073844 which he the said Salimonu Bolatito Lawal then produced and delivered to the said Cooperative Supply Association Limited, then was a good and valid order for the payment of #266 and that he the said Salimonu Bolatito Lawal had authority to draw a cheque for the payment of #266 upon the Bank of West Africa Limited situate at Obun Eko, Lagos."

This is the first count as amended. Originally the date of the offence was alleged to be the 15th day of April, 1961. On that day he gave the cheque in question, which he post dated to the 18th April…