Police closes case as Court set aside 16th March, 2020 for no case submission
Bomba Dauda
The Nigerian Police, yesterday, presented their fourth and last witness, Inspector Felix Godwin, he testified at the Magistrate Court, Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Kaduna on the Sting Operation at Asher Restaurant and Lounge, venue of the purported sex party of December, 2020.
Godwin who was part of the ASP Alfa Yahaya led operation, recounted the events that followed the Sting Operation at Asher Restaurant and Lounge.
According to him, “When we arrived at Asher Restaurant and Lounge there was no sex party and none of the defendants was dancing naked. But, the place was crowded and they violated the Kaduna State Covid-19 law because they were not wearing face mask, no social distancing, hand sanitizers were not provided.
During the cross examination of Police 4th and last witness, Inspector Godwin, Counsel to the defendants, Barr. Sam Atung asked him if he has ever seen the Kaduna State Covid-19 Law, which he claimed the defendants violated. He replied: “No, I only heard about the Kaduna State Covid-19 Law on the news.”
According to Sam, The Nigerian Police have concluded calling their witnesses, they no longer have any witness in the matter, all their witnesses have testified.
“The Nigerian Police brought their fourth and last witness, they gave evidence in Chief and we cross examined him,” the legal luminary explained.
“Police have closed their cases. We asked for a date to address it on no case to answer submission and the Court set aside 16th March, 2020 for no case submission (no case to answer).
“We filed a written address, all we tried to demonstrate before the Court is that assuming the evidence they have given before the Court is even believed that they have not mete out the case for the defendants to be called upon to enter a defense,” he further explained.
