A middle-aged man, Sampson Paul, told an FCT High Court that he was not an armed robber and that on the day the Police alleged the crime took place, he was in Auchi, Edo State, attending a wedding.
Testifying during cross-examination by the prosecution counsel, Mr. Kufruabasi Ebong, Paul said that on July 6, 2017, the day the Police alleged the offence took place, he was with his“I work at Interconnect Hotel at Dutse Alhaji and I was given four-day casual leave to attend the wedding.When asked to show evidence that he traveled to Auchi on the day of the incidence, the defendant said the Police seized his letter of approval for the casual leave.
“The Police tortured and forced me to sign a written statement on something I know nothing about,” he said. The Police alleged that Paul and the others had armed themselves with dangerous weapons and robbed one Francis Ejiakuamu of his Toyota car at Dutse Alhaji, contrary to Section 1 of Robbery and Firearms 2004.
What about the couple he attended their wedding, wedding pictures and videos and what evidence did the police present to place him at the scene of the crime. The judge should be investigating the police forced written confession. Corrupt system.
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