DE LESTANG, C.J. of Lagos : The appellants were jointly tried in the Chief Magistate’s Court, Lagos, on a charge containing the following Two Counts:
1st Count :
That you Lamidi Ladipo and Sunday Adeoti, during the month of March, 1960, at Lagos, conspired with persons unknown to procure for Mutairu Salami, a duplicate driving licence No. 97542 dated 18th March, 1960, by falsely pretending that the said Mutairu Salami had an Original licence No. 91070 which had become lost, and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 517 of the Criminal Code.
2nd Count
That you Lamidi Ladipo and Sunday Adeoti, during the Month of March, 1960, at Lagos, willfully procured for Mutairu Salami, a duplicate driving licence No. 97542, dated 18th March, 1960, by falsely pretending that the said Mutairu Salami had an Original Driving Licence No. 91070 and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 452 of the Criminal Code.
Both appellants were convicted on both Counts.
There is clear evidence that th…